Abolitionist Sentiment Grows
What was the first accepted solution to slavery?
Sending the African-Americans back to Africa?
What year did William Lloyd Garrison found the New England Anti-Slavery society?
The year 1832.
What year did Frederick Douglass start publicly speaking about his time as a slave?
1841
3,200 but many will remain anonymous and we will not know of them forever.
What was the name of the book and who wrote it?
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What did the new Abolitionists believe?
The new Abolitionists believed that the slaves should be freed without compensation to the owners of the slaves.
What percent of readers of The Liberator were African-American?
75%
What was Sojourner Truth's given name at birth and why did she change it?
Her name was Isabella Baumfree and she changed it because she believed that God wanted her to travel the country and spread the word.
Who were always on the lookout?
"Slave catchers" and police.
What kind of family was Harriet Beecher Stowe born into?
A family of preachers and Abolitionists.
What were the churches in the North and South arguing about and what did they use?
The North and South churches were arguing about slavery. The North was against slavery and wanted to end it while the South was for slavery and used the Bible to back themselves up.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
It was a military order during the Civil War that declared all enslaved people in Confederate states still in rebellion to be legally free.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
He was an Abolitionist who had to move to England because he was scared that his old master would come and claim him again. He was a very good speaker and writer and he was one of the key people in the abolitionist community.
Who is Harriet Tubman and why is she important?
Harriet Tubman was one of the best "conductors" in the Underground Railroad and if a slave had second thoughts, she threatened to shoot them. She made 19 separate trips into the slave territory and she saved around 300 people.
Who encouraged Harriet Beecher Stowe to write her book?
Her sister-in-law
What organizations focused on ending slavery, using their words and actions as power, leaning more towards saying what they think?
Anti-Slavery Societies?
The __________ was the first anti-slavery/abolitionist party in the U.S. fielding James G. Birney for president in 1840 and 1844. Their platform focused on abolition through political means, specifically targeting slavery in territories and the District of Columbia. The party dissolved around 1848, with many members joining the Free Soil Party.
The Liberty Party?
This person was well know as an Abolitionist, orator, and social reformer, renowned for his passionate advocacy against slavery and his powerful speaking abilities, often referred to as "abolition golden trumpet". They also championed women's rights, temperance, and labor reform.
Wendell Phillips
Who is Henry "Box" Brown and where did he get his nickname?
Henry "Box" Brown was a person who was helped by the underground railroad. He had one of his friends put him inside a box with a few biscuits and some water and mail Box to the North.
How many copies were sold of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the United States and was it a bigger hit in England or the United States?
Over 300,000 copies and it was a bigger hit in England.
What are "Gag Rules"?
Multiple resolutions the House of Representatives to prevent the discussion of anti-slavery petitions. This rule made it so that any petitions, memorials, or papers regarding the abolition of slavery were not allowed to be published or publicly displayed without the government reading, printing or discussing them first.
What is The Liberator, who wrote it, and why is it important?
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper based on Boston opinion about Abolitionism. It was started in 1831 by William Lloyd Garrison and it was a cornerstone of the abolitionist movement. It specifically talked about racial equality and it helped shape the public opinion against slavery until 1865.
What were Segregation Laws?
Segregation Laws forced separation laws in schools, transportation, and public facilities, maintaining second-class citizenship for African-Americans.
What are the parts of the Underground Railroad?
Passengers, Conductors, Stations, and Safe Houses.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
It was a law that was passed that forced citizens to assist in the capture and return of slaves to their owners, denying the accused the right to a jury trial. Instead of helping the South, this was one of the things that acted as a major catalyst for the Civil War.