History Unit 6 Section 3 The Abolition Movement Flashcards
Cruelty in slavery
Basis of life (food, shelter, clothing, etc) rarely adequate
Whippings, beatings
Mental torture
What was the American institution
2 million slaves by 1830
1/3 are children under 10
How did victims resist slavery
Sabotage (breaking tools, etc) Revolts (Denmark Vessey, 1822) Runaways -Underground Railroad -Harriet Tubman
What was Nat Turner’s revolt
He believed he received a sign from god
August 21-22, 1831
Travels through Virginia freeing slaves
Kills 60 white men women and children
What were the results of Nat Turner’s revolt
Rebellion put down by militia
Roughly 200 blacks executed
Turner caught two months after –> hanged
Leads to strengthening of black codes in south—>stops slave communication
What happened with the north
Northern states began to outlaw slavery in 1780
All free states by 1840
American colonization society
Encourages migration of freedmen (former slaves) to Africa
-Liberia established
Who were the leaders against slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Publishes the “The Liberator”
Quaker believes that slavery morally wrong
Frederick Douglass
Former slave, orator
Publishes The North Star
What were the reasons for fighting for slavery
Southerners claim:
- Slavery as essential to the economy
- Importance of Paternalism
Who defended slavery and what did he state
John C Calhoun
Delivers “The Positive Good of Slavery” speech in congress in 1837
Why did the north resist abolition
Northern workers feared loss of jobs
Industrialists feared loss of cotton
