1. The Abolitionist Movement Analina Ozuna W. Stiern Middle School Ms. Marshall 2009-2010 HSS 8.7 8.9

2. The Abolitionist Movement From the 1830s until 1870, the abolitionist movement tried to achieve freedom of all slaves and the ending of racial discrimination. The Abolition movement happened in the 1800’s to end slavery. The majority of abolitionists activity happened in the United States and Great Britain, but it also happened in other countries as well.

3. Tensions rose between the south, and the north about the slavery issue, it became an problem that would go even as far west as Kansas. Slavery started to decrease after the revolution. In 1840 the world anti- slavery convention was held in London.

4. The American anti-slavery society was formed in 1833. Angelina and Sarah Grimke, traveled through the northeast condemning slavery. The 13 th amendment was added to the constitution to get rid of slavery on january 1, 1863.

5. Organizations like the Quaker church started to stand against the practice of slavery. Some founding fathers admired the institution of slavery, but others worried about the impact it would take on the United States. By 1830 the abolitionist movement began to take hold in the north.

6. The underground railroad that was meant for slaves to be able to escape to the north or Canada, made the southerners think that it was to rob them of their economic well-being. Abolitionists sometimes bought freedom for slaves rather than to let them be taken back to the south.

7. The American Colonization Society protested against slavery in America. In 1861, war broke out over slavery in America. Although slavery had been declared illegal in the United States, the process of freeing slaves was slow.

8. By 1835, the American Anti-Slavery Society had received moral and financial support from African American communities in the North. Congressmen such as John Quincy Adams fought against the silencing of the debate over slavery, but since slavery was protected by the constitution, there was little hope of dealing with the institution at a federal level.

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