Unit 6 Quiz Flashcards
What is abolition?
Ending a system or institution (Slavery/Peculiar Institution)
What are peaceful approaches to abolition?
Marches, Peaceful protests, hunger strikes, not showing up to work, boycotts, writings in newspaper, defying existing laws
When was William Lloyd Garrison alive?
1805-1879
What are some characteristics of William Lloyd Garrison?
White, Male, Free
What are some important background facts about William Lloyd Garrison?
Not part of the American elite, looking for work at a young age
What are some main methods of persuasion that William Lloyd Garrison used?
Print Media that focused on abolition –> founded The Liberator (abolitionist newspaper)
William Lloyd Garrison was a _____ abolitionist
radical (meaning extreme)
William Lloyd Garrison did not want _______ abolition
gradual
What else did William Lloyd Garrison do for the slaves?
Helped form the American anti-slavery society *
When was Fredrick Douglass alive?
1818 - 1895
What are some characteristics of Fredrick Douglass?
- Male
- African American
- Enslaved, then free
How does Fredrick Douglass free himself?
Escapes by forged documents, and boarded a train
Fredrick Douglass attended lectures of the ______
American Anti-Slavery Society
Fredrick Douglass was the ________ of the American Methodist Church in NYC
minister
What were the main methods of persuasion that Fredrick Douglass used?
Writing his book
Religion
What are some other important facts about Fredrick Douglass?
Chats with President Lincoln on unequal treatment of black soldiers
Possible backup plan
Proved intelligence of blacks (smashed stereotypes)
Why was the book the “Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass” so important?
First big publication of the point of view from a slave
When was Sojourner Truth alive?
1797 (Around) - 1883
What are some characteristics of Sojourner Truth?
Female
African American
Enslaved then free
What does Sojourner Truth mean?
Means temporary resident, travels around the world
What were Sojourner Truth’s main methods of persuasion?
Wrote a book (The Narrative of Sojourner Truth)
Public speaking
What book did Sojourner Truth write
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Argued for black inclusion of blacks in the _________ army
Union
Tariff of 1828 Sojourner Truth
What is the message of Sojourner’s Truth’s speech “Aint I a Woman”?
The message that white men advocate that women need proper care, but that message doesn’t apply to the black enslaved women
When was Harriet Beecher Stowe alive?
1811 - 1896
What are some characteristics of Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Female
White
Free
Born into a wealthy abolitionist family. Death of her son gave her compassion for slaves losing their children.
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s main method of persuasion?
Writing –> Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is about:
A slave named Tom, the book goes through his life and all the hardships he had to go through as a slave.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is credited towards
laying down the groundwork of the Civil War
Should we know the general idea of the primary source of Uncle Tom’s cabin?***
When Harriet Tubman escaped, what was she planning on following to find her way to freedom?
Following the drinking gourd (or the north star) in the underground railroad
Why was Harriet Tubman sometimes referred to as “Moses?”
Venturing back to the slave territory to free slaves
Maryland planters set a $40,000 reward for doing what? (Harriet Tubman)
Capturing her
What else should we know about the underground railroad besides Harriet Tubman’s contributions??***
Why did the freed African American community opposed the ACS?
- Colonization was believed to be a pro-slavery conspiracy
- Blacks homeland is America, from the many generations that spent their lifetimes as slaves
- Colonization hinders the progress anti-slavery, because it legitimized racism.
- African Americans believed that the ACS just wants to send them off to Africa to not deal with them
Although William Lloyd Garrison was previously a member of the ACS, why did he later denounce it?
- Prior slaveholders started to denounce colonization for purely pro slavery purposes. The society faced economic difficulties, and internal divisions weakened it, which led them into debt.
- Harming efforts for abolition
- Ships take a while, lots of holdbacks to colonization → Might as well be in the institution
Why is it important to note that Lincoln’s first impulse, as explained in 1854, was to “free all the slaves and send them to Liberia—to their own native land?”
Lincoln had this same philosophy, trying to prevent the disunion. Went from gradualism to abolition
Should we remember Burin’s, Guyatt’s, and Dorsey’s theories?***
Gradualism
Gradual end to slavery (Abraham Lincoln and William Lloyd Garrison first promoted this)
Martyr
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
Elijah P. Lovejoy (5 W’s)
Who ? Preacher for abolition, Writer
What? Buys a printing press to preach against slavery, slave owners burned his printing press. Makes a second printing press, they destroy the post office to disrupt new press.
Where ? Alton, IL (North)
How did Elijah P. Lovejoy die?
Shot 5 times in the chest
Should we include Wilmot Proviso, John C. Calhoun’s Gag rule promotion, etc. or just the fugitive slave clause of 1850?***
In what ways might slavery have contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
- North and South views towards Black people
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin (People see how people treat slaves)
- Nat Turner’s Rebellion ***(HOW??)
- 3/5th clause
- Gag Rule (North does not agree with gag rule)
Should we know how to compare Nat Turner/Prosser/and Vessey?***
david walker
include him
