Abolitionism

making a living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was not easy. natural and economic disasters had hit farmers hard in Europe and in the United States,and the promise of industrial jobs drew Millions of people to american cities.

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.

It was a push to end human slavery in the United States. This movement wasn't readily accepted because it was an entirely new idea--no other country had really questioned the morality of keeping slaves. Because slavery had been a widely accepted practice, many people in the U.S. had them. There were many slaves serving in small families as a maid/servant/mother. They were usually accepted as a part of the family. There were some, however, who were put to hard work on the notorious plantations, where the amount of labor directly effected the amount they could produce. These slaves were not considered a part of the family, but as property to be used as needed. They were little more than an investment in many cases. The slaves were usually treated fairly well, because the owners wanted to protect their investment, but that is all they were. Because slaves were so widely used, it was hard to convince people to let them go.

John Greenleaf Whittier

John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry was one of a myriad of events that sparked the Civil War. After his execution, John Brown became the country's most polarizing symbol and greatly increased the animosity between the supporters of slavery and the abolitionists. After John Brown, the South became even more fanatical in the defense of slavery. To his supporters, John Brown was a saint who died in the noble cause of ending slavery; to his opponents, he was an insane murderer.

John Brown and about 10 other followers went to the Harpers Ferry arsenal and captured it. Part of the army came and killed John Brown and many other followers.

It increased tensiond between the north and south.

Yes, in fact he was a slave owner and at the same time he wanted Texas to remain in the Union. Perhaps his main reason for that was because he was certain that the Yankees would win any conflict and Texas and the South would suffer immensely as a result.

Yes, they helped organize the Southern routes for the Underground Railroad and secretly helped slaves escape to freedom in the North.

George B. McClellan. McClellan also ran for president against Lincoln in 1864 (but lost). McClellan's son was also governor of New Jersey.

Limitations on the rising taxes on imports.

The North was trying to protect its manufacturing industry by levying high tariffs on imported goods.

The South had virtually no manufacturing industry, and needed imports much more than the North.

The tariffs looked like the North taxing the South.

John Brown raided the town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia with 20 other men, including a number of his sons on October 16, 1859. His plan was to capture the Federal arsenal in the town and start a massive slave uprising in the south, but this never happened. A group of 100 US marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee stormed the building the next day and killed or captured all his men. He was hanged on December 2, 1859.

On the evening of October 16, 1859 John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters raided Harpers Ferry.

Brown and his followers were surrounded in the armory by US Marines, led by Robert E Lee and Jeb Stuart. The marines rushed them, captured Brown and killed some of the raiders.

Abolitionists.

The Northerners who were violently opposed to slavery were called the Quakers. Quakers were a religious group who found slavery to be a "peculiar institution."

The violence had to be internal as at that time most Quakers did not support armed force inside the US on social issues.

No

The object of the American Civil War was to reaffirm state's rights which is a democratic ideal. The Southern States felt that their ability to self govern without the Federal Government getting involved was being infringed upon. While the Northern States were fighting to keep the USA united. Interestingly enough while yes South Carolina did fire on Fort Sumter, that was not an official military action sanctioned by the Confederate States. But when President Lincoln called up an Army of the Potomac to counter the uprising in the South, this infuriated the Southern States who felt slighted. In response to the "Northern Aggression, as the South still calls it, the Confederate States were formed to fight the North.

Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave sought to help other escaped slaves to travel north and into Canada. This could not be done by here alone, she needed help. The Quakers largely supported and funded the Underground Railroad.

They held rallies and posted in front of bars and saloons. Another proposed - and probably often implemented action - was witholding sexual favors to errant husbands. There was even a song promoting this, ending with the line "lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine".

Abolitionists cited biblical verses in their sermons and speeches to lure the public to oppose and help end the institution of slavery. In some cases, abolitionists asked former slaves such as Frederick Douglas to speak publicly about their experience.

assumed public office for African Americans

The North benefited because Caifornia was admitted as a free state, reducing Southern voting power in Congress. This is why the North felt they should make a pro-Southern gesture by agreeing to a new, toughened-up version of the Fugitive Slave Act.

This backfired badly, arousing sympathy for persecuted runaways in the North, so the South ended up losing on the deal, and strongly resentful.

No not at all it happened about when the war happened in 1850's or so. hope that helps