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Civil War RAFTs Brainstorming

(Role, Audience, Format, Topic)

Nat Turner John Brown

R- Southern Abolitionist R- John Brown
A- Northern Abolitionist A- Southern Abolitionists
F- Letter F- Letter
T- Explain what Nat Turner did, what impact it will have on T- Try to convince other abolitionists to join your plan to
slavery, and what abolitionists should do next. raid the Armory at Harpers Ferry. Explain why you want to
start a slave rebellion.

Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln

R- Slave in Virginia R- The Governor of Virginia
A- Harriet Tubman A- Abraham Lincoln
F- Letter F- Letter
T- Beg Harriet Tubman for help. Explain to her why you T- Explain to the president why you decided to secede,
want to escape slavery, and ask questions on how the and tell him what he needs to do in order for the states to
Underground Railroad works. rejoin the United States.
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