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Abolitionism

Abolitionism is a movement against slavery. Its objective is to put an end to the slave trade and set slaves free. The first European law abolishing colonial slavery was passed in 1542.

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What are the differences between abolition and anti-slavery?

Those two are the same.

Somewhat different was the position of Lincoln and the Republican Party when they won the 1860 election.

Along with most people in the North, they knew that slavery was the mainstay of the cotton industry, and they were keen not to lose the cotton revenues.

But they were also keen to maintain their majority in Congress, and be free to protect American industry (nearly all in the North) with import tariffs that the South were liable to pay, having no industry of their own.

The war started when the newly-inaugurated Lincoln (not an abolitionist) rejected the final compromise because it would have allowed for some new slave-states.

What was the historical significance of the American Colonization Society?

Hoped to provide a mechanism by which slavery could gradually be eliminated. Caused many arguements as to why eliminate slavery gradually.

Who was involved in the slavery abolition?

poor people have kids for security measures and are often not able to provide them with food and clothing, so they are sold for money. They are sold in slavery

What were some problems of abolitionists?

Most Northerners were not so passionately anti-slavery that they were ready to sacrifice the cotton revenues by abolishing it.

Why did some abolitionists disagree with browns actions?

Some abolitionists disagreed with John Brown's actions because they were non-violent. They felt that active, armed attempts at abolition would result in active, armed attempts to keep slavery in tact. They feared the outbreak of a Civil War, which is exactly what happened not long after John Brown's raid.

What was John Brown's view of slavery in the US?

John Brown was a radical abolitionist. During the days of " Bleeding Kansas" Brown and his sons murdered execution style pro-slavery people in front of their own families. Somehow he escaped prosecution and he next appeared on a Maryland farmhouse he bought under an assumed name. His financial backers were wealthy New England abolitionists. John Brown tried to interest Black scholar Frederick Douglas in Brown's plan to start a slave rebellion. Douglas once a slave himself wanted no part of it. Next Brown was able to convince Harriet Tubman of the Underground railroad to help him. She did and supplied him with maps of Virginia and Maryland. Brown's idea was to take over a Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry and use the weapons to arm the slaves he hoped to incite into a revolution. His plan failed and no slaves were recruited. Brown was captured at Harper's Ferry by Marine Colonel Robert E. Lee.

Brown was hanged for treason in 1859. For radicals like himself he became a martyr.

Who published the pamphlet entitled an appeal to the colored citizens of the world?

David Walker, an African-American abolitionist and anti-slavery activist of the 19th century.

What abolitionist demanded immediate emancipation and wrote you will be heard?

William Lloyd Garrison was the abolitionist who demanded immediate emancipation and wrote the famous pamphlet "You will be heard." Garrison was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement in the United States during the 19th century.

How did abolitionism and anti-slavery shape American politics in the 1840s and 1850s?

During the 1840s, abolitionism entered mainstream American life. With the publication of anti-slavery newspapers like North Star and political activism especially amongst religious women in the northeast, abolishing slavery became an important topic in politics. Laws such as The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 both dealt with issues of slavery/anti-slavery, and slavery/anti-slavery sentiments bred the new political party, the Republican party.

What was the difference between abolitionists and people who were anti slavery?

In the years leading up to (and also including) the American Civil War, opponents of the Southern way of life were not completely of one mind. Those who belonged to the "anti-slavery" camp generally opposed slavery but, often if not always, were content to allow it to remain in the South. Those who were "abolitionists" were much more zealous: they sought to eradicate slavery in all of its forms, even if that meant revolutionizing (or even destroying) Southern life in its antebellum form.

The abolitionists demanded an immediate end to slavery regardless of the consequences. People such as Lincoln believed a gradual end to slavery, with compensation to the slave owners was a good idea. Once the US Civil War began all that changed.

Which abolitionist do you think had the greatest impact on American history and why?

Harriet Tubman because she led over 300 slaves out of the south with 19 trips to the south she also was a slave and escaped herself she was nicknamed moses

How did the fugitive slave act and the Kansas-Nebraska act increase tensions between the north and the south?

The Fugitive Slave Act allowed the appointment of official slave-catchers to arrest runaways. This aroused indignation among Northern abolitionists, and promoted support for the Underground Railroad - the system of safe-houses where runaways could be sumggled into Canada. Harriet Beecher Stowe was so angered by it that she wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which engaged the attention of large numbers who had not been especially interested up till then.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an attempt to put the slavery question to a local vote, for each territory wanting to join the USA. It had the effect of encouraging cross-border terrorists to intimidate voters and claim that all the results were rigged.

Was john greenleaf whittier an abolitionist?

Yes he is. He dedicated twenty years of his life to the abolitionist cause and he signed the Anti-Slavery Declaration of 1833, which he often considered the most significant action of his life.

How did northerners views on abolition differ from those of southerners?

Northeners did not like the way that southerner people treated African Americans AND in the north they were mostly manufacturing companies so they didn't need slaves...southerners farmed and needed someone to harvest their goods.

What is meant by the male dominance and oppression that was noted by women in the abolitionist movement?

What is meant by the male dominance and oppression that was noted by women in the abolitionist movement?

Answer: The women of the times realized that men not only had a monopoly on the legislative power but in addition took action to make the women feel inferior and second-rate

Did William Lloyd garrison have any siblings?

Yes William Garrison did have siblings. He had two older sisters, an older brother, and a younger sister. William was the fourth born child.