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Was there someone famous besides Abraham Lincoln who had tried to stop slavery?
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∙ 16y ago
Lots of people were "abolitionists" who worked to abolish slavery. See any good history book about that era for more details.
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What was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the US?
In the period before and during the US Civil War , a person who wanted to end slavery was called an Abolitionist - because he or she was in favor of the abolition of slavery. A good example of an abolitionist is Abraham Lincoln in America, but in England, William Wilberforce was one of the major abolitionists.Although Lincoln was personally against slavery he was not an abolitionist. An abolitionist wanted to end slavery all at once as an of the government. Lincoln saw no solution to the slavery problem and worked for keeping the UNion whole as his priority.
What was Abraham Lincoln's wife Molly's height?
Atually, Abraham Lincoln never married someone named Molly, but if you're referring to Mary Todd Lincoln who did marry Abraham Lincoln, she was 5'2.
What caused Abraham Lincoln to die?
He was shot and killed by William Booth, someone who lived in the North. (Abraham Lincoln was the South)
When and how did Abraham Lincoln die?
On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. Abraham Lincoln died the following morning, on April 15, 1865.
Who is someone working to end slavery?
Slavery has ended and is now illegal in most parts of the world however, some people who worked to put and end to slavery: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington that believed it was against god's will to judge people by their race and colour.
What do you call a person who is against slavery?
A person opposed to slavery was called an abolitionist. An abolitionist can refer to someone ho supports an end to anything, but was used specifically to refer to those opposing slavery.
Did Abraham Lincoln ever duel?
Almost, someone challenged him to a duel in 1842 they actually met and were about to duel but they were caught and then Abraham Lincoln never got challenged again.
Did john Wilkes booth kill someone before he killed Abraham Lincoln?
No - and thoughts of Lincoln were first a kidnap plot, not assassination
What were the southerners reaction to president Lincoln being elected in 1860?
The Southern states did not want the Republican Abraham Lincoln to be elected into office. Before Lincoln took the presidential seat, seven states in the South had already called delegates to succeed from the Union.
Cause of civil war?
many people believe that slavery caused the American civil war and that is partly along with states rights. many people believed the state shoulld choose and make their own decisions but the union believed they should choose as a nation. Slavery was getting worse and someone needed to stop it. Abraham Lincoln was just that person.
Why did April 1865 save America?
It didnt, that was when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by someone who thought that if he killed Abraham he would be be helping the south, but it actually had the opposite effect! :)
Who told the south they are not enemy but friend?
Abraham Lincoln started it all so I don't know if it was him or someone from his sideAshley Murray
