Abolition & Reform
This excerpt from the radical 1829 pamphlet Appeal was written by this free abolitionist.
“I ask every man who has a heart, and is blessed with the privilege of believing: Is not God a God of justice to all his creatures?”
Who is David Walker?
This enslaved preacher led a violent rebellion in Virginia in 1831.
Who is Nat Turner?
In the 1840s, a third party made abolition its central platform.
What is the Liberty Party?
“Together these South Carolina sisters made history: daring to speak before 'promiscuous' or mixed crowds of men and women, publishing some of the most powerful anti-slavery tracts of the antebellum era, and stretching the boundaries of women’s public role as the first women to testify before a state legislature on the question of African American rights.”
Who are the Grimké sisters?
Held in 1848 in New York, this gathering produced the Declaration of Sentiments.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This abolitionist strategy appealed to Americans’ Christian conscience and democratic ideals.
What is Moral Persuasion?
This formerly enslaved man organized a planned revolt in Charleston in 1822.
Who is Denmark Vesey?
This 1848 party opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories.
What is the Free Soil Party?
This abolitionist was “...one of the founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1833…participation at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840 brought her into contact with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with whom she formed a long and prolific collaboration.”
Who is Lucretia Mott?
Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, this document declared “all men and women are created equal.”
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
This doctrine rejected gradual emancipation and demanded that slavery end immediately without compensation.
What is Immediatism?
After revolts like Turner’s, Southern states strengthened these laws.
"[1a] [Those Who are Slaves] Whereas in his majesty’s plantations in America, slavery has been introduced and allowed, and the people commonly called negroes, Indians, mulatos, and mestizos have been deemed absolute slaves, and the subjects of property in the hands of particular persons."
What are Slave Codes?
The rise of the Liberty and Free Soil parties signaled this broader development.
What is the rise of third-party politics?
This belief confined women to pious, domestic roles.
What is the Cult of Domesticity?
At Seneca Falls, organizers formally demanded this political right.
What is Women’s Suffrage?
In the 1830s, abolitionists spread these printed materials throughout the South.
What is Abolitionist Pamphletting?
Southern authorities responded to suspected uprisings with this harsh practice.
What is violent repression?
By the 1850s, voters increasingly supported parties based on regional loyalties.
What is sectional party alignment?
Despite expanded voting for white men, this group remained barred from voting.
Who are women?
A leading advocate for women’s rights, this reformer co-organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This famous phrase clashed sharply with the existence of slavery.
What is “All men are created equal”?