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The radical abolitionists (circa 1800-1860) wanted the US to immediately outlaw slavery (with universal emancipation), and declare descendants of enslaved Africans as freedmen with all the rights of citizenship. In the South, the agricultural economy would likely have collapsed without a slave labor force, so they strongly opposed abolition.
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How did John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry increase tensions between the North and South?
For the most part most Americans, both North and South, saw the Brown slave revolution as being radical and dangerous. Brown was a martyr to radical abolitionists, but for most Americans, Brown's violence was madness.
How did the north respond to the Radical Republicans?
New England was generally receptive to the goal of the abolitionists, while states like New York, and border states like Missouri were especially hostile to them. Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 Republican nomination in part because of fears that William Seward and Salmon Chase were to radical to be elected nationwide.
People who actively worked to end slavery were called?
Abolitionists
What dangers did abolitionists face?
Abolitionists faced significant dangers, including physical violence and threats from pro-slavery factions, who often resorted to intimidation and attacks to silence their efforts. They risked legal repercussions, as aiding escaped slaves or promoting abolition could lead to arrest and imprisonment under laws like the Fugitive Slave Act. Additionally, many abolitionists faced social ostracism and reputational damage within their communities for their radical views. Despite these risks, their commitment to ending slavery drove them to continue their activism.
What is the opposite of abolitionists?
The opposite of abolitionists would be slaveholders, or those who were pro-slavery.
Was john brown a radical murdererer or a hero?
John Brown was a radical and a murderer who was made a martyre by radical abolitionists.
Who was the most prominent radical abolitionists?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who was opposed to slavery?
Abolitionists, Quakers and after 1854, Radical Republicans.
What did the abolitionists demand?
An end to slavery.
Radical abolitionists favored the immigration of freed slaves to Africa?
FALSE
Who were the people that were for the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Abolitionists, the Quakers, the Radical Republicans, most people living in the North, the Slaves.
What caused womens' rights advocate Susan B. Anthony to be disappointed with abolitionists after the US Civil War?
Before, during and after the US Civil War, abolitionists had another goal besides abolishing slavery. Women in the movement expected all abolitionists to lobby for Women's Suffrage.This goal seemed to be abandoned by Radical Republicans and abolitionists. For all practical purposes, national "politics" of the time, saw giving women the right to vote was too radical. An, even Frederick Douglas had no room for women's suffrage on his agenda.
Who were individuals were Radical Republicans?
The birth of the Republican Party was in the mid 19th century. The party at that time was radical in several ways. Here are a few of them: A. They were evangelical Christians. Jews and Roman Catholics were not liked or trusted. This was radical for a nation that loved freedom. Near Boston a radical mob burned down a Catholic Nunnery; B. They were radical antislavery abolitionists; and Both of these traits were radical ones. Some of them wanted the US Constitution to be changed to make the nation a Protestant Nation.
I was a publisher whose abolitionist views were radical even in the North. I believed in civil disobedience and many abolitionists disagreed with my views about equality for women. Who am I?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who am i I was a publisher whose abolitionist views were radical even in the north. I believed in civil disobedience and many abolitionists disagreed with my views about equality for women?
William Lloyd Garrison
Was a publisher whose abolitionist views were radical even in the North. I believed in civil disobedience and many abolitionists disagreed with my views about equality for women. Who am I?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who was the most radical white abolitionist and what the name of his newspaper?
William Lloyd Garrison was considered one of the most radical white abolitionists. He founded and edited the newspaper "The Liberator." Garrison was known for his uncompromising stance against slavery and his calls for immediate emancipation.
