Mid-Term 1 Flashcards
11/12/24
Harriet Beecher Stowe
wrote a anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin
William Lloyd Garrison
wrote a anti-slavery newspaper titled The Liberator
Angelina Grimke
she fought for women’s rights, married Theodore Dwight, and the first woman to speak in mixed crowds
Liberty Guards
They participated in the Pottawatomie Massacre taking fathers and sons outside and killing them with a broadsword because they were for proslavery
What were the goals of the Temperance Movement?
To stop people from drinking alcohol
What type of experience is central to evangelical religion and rivals?
Its a new born personal experience to start over and fresh from that point forward to be open minded
What was the Denmark Vasey conspiracy and why did it fall?
It was a planned slave rebellion in Charleston SC in 1882. It encouraged enslaved people to kill their owners. It fell because they included too many people in the plot.
Describe the underground railroad and explain how it was organized.
It was to help slaves secretly and they were also African American so they could pretend to be slaves and help them escape without the slave holder knowing.
What is a “Crusader”?
One who intensely and excessively devoted to a cause
The famous song “John Brown’s Body.” To what extent was he a hero and explain your answer.
He was considered a hero because he took action, he didn’t wait for others to do something he believed in anti-slavery and fought for it.
Separate Spheres
It separated women and men’s work, the women stayed home, cooked, and cared for the children while the men went out and worked. Basically, women’s sphere was domestic, and men’s sphere was public.
Why did john Brown choose Harper’s Ferry in Virginia as the target of his 1859 raid?
It was one of the largest arsenals in the South and if it worked, he could distribute it amongst the slaves to start a rebellion.
Elijah P. Lovejoy
He was for anti-slavery and a publisher, printing anti-slavery articles and was killed by a pro-slavery mob trying to get to Lovejoy’s printer
What led to the Pottawatomie Massacre?
What events led to the massacre was the killing of Elijah P. Lovejoy and the Sack of Lawrence.
Brown, his 2 sons, his son in law, and a few other men pretended to be guards as they went to houses asking if they were of anti-slavery and if not then he killed them.
It revealed that Brown was targeting only pro-slavery believers.
Who were the Abolitionists?
They sacrificed more for change then others, they were unique because they went against the status quo especially fighting for women’s rights and slavery to be abolished. Others either ignored them or tried to shut them down by creating mobs.
