Andrew Jackson. FAIL Andrew Jackson OWNED slaves. Who taught you history? This is why this country is going to hell in a hand basket. Andrew Jackson supported slavery. The Congressman you are looking for is Lincoln and many others in the soon to be created Republican Party.....
jack
they wanted to end slavery
January, 1863 is when they tried to end slavery.
abolitionism is the movement to end slavery, and the emancipation proclamation is the document that ended slavery.
Because if you end the source in which slavery comes from, then you can eventually end all of slavery.
jack
i have no clueOn the other hand, I do know, and the answer isFrederick Douglass.
William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator.
He campaigned against slavery.
he wrote a book on slavery, and campaigned against it, in 1838 slavery was abolished
People fought against slavery through various means, including legal challenges, political activism, and organized resistance movements. Abolitionists campaigned for the end of slavery through petitions, protests, and underground railroad networks, leading to the eventual abolition of slavery in many countries.
They were against it, and usually campaigned actively to have it abolished.
Abolitionists believed that slavery was morally wrong and campaigned for its immediate abolition. They argued that all people, regardless of race, should be free and have equal rights. Abolitionists played a key role in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
Abolition means to get rid of something, to discard, rescind or do away with. In the context of US history, is means to do away with slavery. People who campaigned to end slavery were known as abolitionists.
Abolitionism played a significant role in the end of slavery, but it was a combination of factors such as economic pressures, political shifts, and social movements that ultimately led to its abolition in many countries. Abolitionists campaigned tirelessly to change public opinion and push for legal reforms that eventually led to the abolition of slavery in various parts of the world.
The first abolitionist to call for the end of slavery was Benjamin Lay, an English Quaker who lived in North America during the early 18th century. He actively campaigned against slavery and believed in equality for all humans, regardless of their race. His writings and actions helped pave the way for the abolitionist movement in the United States.
Because he had campaigned on the promise of not allowing any extension of slavery.