Chapter 12 – Section 2 Fight Against Slavery

Roots of the anti-slavery movement 1780: PA eliminates slavery; 1804 every northern state eliminates slavery American Colonization Society (1817): Antislavery, slaves to be freed gradually, transported to Liberia; Slaves did not want to go back to Africa because they were born in US and wanted to stay in US

Growing opposition to slavery Second Great Awakening & Charles Finney influence anti-slavery movement Abolitionists: William Lloyd Garrison: Quaker, wanted full political rights to African Americans. He wrote the “Liberator” newspaper about anti-slavery. In press for 34 years, ended when slavery ended. David Walker: Wrote “Appeal: to the Coloured Citizens of the World”, which told slaves to rebel to gain freedom. Frederick Douglass: Born into slavery, learned to read, and escaped to North. Wrote the “North Star”. John Quincy Adams: Proposed constitutional amendment to ban slavery for every new state  did not pass “Amistad”: Ship sailing from Africa to US with slaves. Slaves rebelled, killed captain, told crew to turn around. The crew sailed to US. Adams fought for slaves and helped regain their freedom.

Not underground, and not a railroad Underground railroad Not underground, and not a railroad Whites and blacks, Northerners and Southerners  All helped slaves escape to freedom “Conductors” lead slaves to “stations”, which were houses of abolitonists Harriet Tubman  “Black Moses”  Lead slaves to freedom

Abolitionists faced opposition in North and South Opposing abolition Abolitionists faced opposition in North and South North benefited because of imported cotton from South, and feared that freed slaves would take their jobs Mobs attacked anti-slavery meetings South needed slaves for cotton fields, offered rewards for arrests of abolitionists

ABOLITIONIST: Reformers who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery Vocabulary ABOLITIONIST: Reformers who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery