Abolition Flashcards
Who did early abolitionist consist of?
Quakers, slaves, free blacks
What form of abolitionist thought slavery was a sin, wanted immediate abolition, and that slaves should be treated as equals.
Militent abolitionism
What’s the definition of Morals suasion?
It’s a tactic used to influence or pressure someone into action
-the little black agency
What did southerners fear?
That Abolitionist wanted a slave rebellion
Who played the leading role in black abolition?
Blacks, former slaves
What was the back lash against Abolition?
-abolition not universal popular in the north
-disunity, profits, white supremacy
Civil Liberties and Abolition
-opposition to anti slavery counterproductive
-assault on white liberty’s
-almost all northerners critical of the gag rule.
What caused a split in the abolitionist movement?
Women’s rights
