Chapter 16: Controversy Of Slavery Flashcards

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American Colonization Society

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Wanted to transport free blacks to Africa, founding the Republic of Liberia. There was not much support since most slaves were African-American.

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Cotton gin

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Invented by Eli Whitney. Separated cotton and seeds which made harvesting cotton easier and more profitable and led to the demand of more slaves.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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“The Liberator”, anti-slavery, wanted immediate end to slavery without compensation.

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Frederick Douglass

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Black abolitionist, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”

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