Abolitionist Movement Flashcards

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John brown

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Northern white male. Believed slavery was evil, used violence to end it. Kill pro-slavery settlers in Kansas
Led raid on Harper’s ferry to arm skates jn uprising in south.
Captured, convicted of treason;martyr

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North’s reaction to abolition

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Supported but:
-wasn’t ready 4 equality, resulted in discrimination
-feared blacks would take jobs from whites.
Feared it hurt business(textiles and banking)
Feared it’d cause war between north and south

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Nat turner

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1831 led slave rebellion, killed in VA

Laws passed making illegal to teach slaves to read and write.

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Frederick Douglass

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Escaped space of MD, learned to read and write from master’s wife.
Went to North, gave speeches of expierence.
Started anti-slavery newspaper “North Star”
Wrote narrative,world against American discrimination in north

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South’s reaction to abolition

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Agricultural economy was based on cotton and slave labor
- blamed abolitionist for slave rebellion
- wanted abolitionist literature suppressed
- feared slaves would murder them
(Remember John brown’s plan)

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Harriet Tubman

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Escaped slave ofMD
Helped 300+slaves escape on Underground Railroad 
Moved through DE often on URR.
$40,000 reward dead or Alive
"Moses" of her people
Worked as cook,nurse spy of Union army
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William Lloyd Garrison

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Northern White male
Founded anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and anti-slavery societies
Faced beating and violence

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Underground Railroad

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Series of secret routes to help slaves escape from south

Most went NORTH to Canada but few went south to Mexico. Many people faced great risks to help slaves escape

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Grimke Sisters

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Sarah & Angela Grimke, daughters of SC plantation owner grew up with slavery and saw first hand the evils of slavery. Moved to PA became Quakers and abolitionist. Gave speeches and wrote articles,letters based on first hand knowledge of slavery

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