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What is the term for persons who wanted to ban slavery in the US?
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∙ 8y ago
the north. most northern people were abolitionists, so that means they didnt like the idea of slavery. there were few abolitionists in the south, and they could be black or white. hope this helps you!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoIn the antebellum days, people who were against slavery, against it in a big way were called abolitionists. Such people as Horace Greeley, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Garrison and Frederick Douglas are examples of abolitionism.
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What group of people wanted to ban slavery in every part of the US?
The Abolitionists.
What is the difference between a Rebel and a Yankee?
in the civil war rebels were pro slavery and Yankees wanted to ban slavery
How did the Southerners react to the Lincoln Douglas debates?
The South became convinced that Lincoln was an abolitionist even though did not state that he wanted to ban slavery.
Who was David wilmot?
He was a racist senator who wanted to ban slavery in the new states annexed from Mexico.
How did Wilmot Proviso help slavery?
It did that. The issue could not be ducked by a Congressman. All had to vote in favor of, or opposed to slavery.
What did amendment 13 did?
ban slavery
What did the thirteenth amendment ban?
SLAVERY
When did the north ban slavery?
1804
What bill unsuccessfully attempted to ban slavery in any territory gained for the war with mexico?
The bill that unsuccessfully attempted to ban slavery in Mexico was The Wilmot Proviso.
What did Georgia's founders originally ban from the colony?
Slavery
Which colonies had a ban on slavery until the 1750s?
Georgia
What did the wilmot do?
Ban slavery in land obtained from Mexico
