ACTIVITIES ON THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

In today's post we are going to talk about the abolition of slavery, something that changed Brazilian history. Therefore, we selected activities on the abolition of slavery, so that students understand the importance of this historic date. Enjoy!

abolition of slavery
The decision to abolish slavery was not made overnight, it took many years and went through many revolts. Some movements such as the Inconfidência Mineira and the Conjuração Baiana that proposed to replace slave labor with free labor. But the Brazilian agrarian structure was against it, and instead they wanted to intensify the slave trade, as this guaranteed cheap labor.

In 1831, the law that declared free blacks who entered Brazil from that date was promulgated, but this law was never obeyed.

In 1850 trafficking was banned, but that too was useless.

In 1,871, the Free Womb Law was approved, which declared the children of slaves born after that date free. This law said that children had to stay with mothers who were slaves.

In 1885, the Sexagenarian Law was created, which declared slaves over 60 years old free.

On May 13, 1888 the Imperial Princess Regent D. Isabel signed the Lei Áurea, which abolished slavery in Brazil. This happened at approximately 3 pm, at the Paço da Liberdade. To sign the Law, the Princess used a pen made of gold and precious stones, offered by the abolitionists.

Questions
1) On what date was the abolition of slavery signed?

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2) What was the name of this law?

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3) Who signed this law?

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4) Name some abolitionist movements that preceded the abolition of slavery.

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5) What law was enacted in 1831? Was she obeyed?

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6) What law was signed in 1850?

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7) When was the Free Womb Law enacted?

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8) Explain what the Law of the Free Womb was.

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9) What was the Sexagenarian Law? And when was it signed?

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10) Produce a dissertation text on slavery. The text must be at least 10 lines long.