lecture 03/26 the abolitionist movement

Communication Arts 372 with Lucas, Stephen at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Why did slavery come to an end?

It did not come to end an end because it was horribly wrong, it came to an end because of a shift in opinion by the people of the north to support a war against the south

What was the purpose of the war that ended slavery?

the purpose was not to end slavery'; the purpose was to save the union

what was the abolitionist movement

the crusade of the immediate abolitionism of slavery

when was the abolitionist movement

1831-1865

what two events mark the start and end of the abolitionist movement

publishing of "the liberator" (1831) and the 13th amendment (1865)

when was the liberator started

1831

What was the liberator

a newspaper that was created by William Lloyd Garrison that marks the start of the abolitionist movement

what issue did william lloyd garrison talk about in the liberator that started the abolitionist movement

the immediate abolition of slavery

why were the views of garrison so different from views of other people at that time

the insistence that slavery was morally wrong and that it needed to be abolished immediately

what were the twin goals of abolitionism

immediate abolitionism of slavery
equal rights for free black

what was the northern opinion about slavery in general at the start of the abolitionism movement

northerners objected to slavery and saw a true threat from the south, fear the great slave power and the threat of free labor

why was northern opinion in general different from opinions of abolitionism

they did not call for the immediate abolitionism of slavery

what is the importance of abolitionism

without it, emancipation of slavery and the civil war would not have occurred when it did

what were some factors that were conducive to abolitionism

moral opposition to slavery in the north
the spirit of reform
emancipation of the british west indies
changes in mass communication

why was moral opposition to slavery in the north a factor that was conducive to abolitionism

they saw it as morally contradicting the declaration of independence- gives abolitionists a building block that does not exist in the south

why was the spirit of reform a factor that was conducive to abolitionism

there were many other causes like women's reform, school reform and prison reform - the was a spirit of reform in the air and abolitionism fed into these other causes

what was the spirit of reform

an active force that was promoted by a strong religious spirit; was the first time people made a career of reform

In connection to the spirit of reform, what was happening with religious revivalism?

the two were highly linked, with religious revivals taking place in the 1820s and feeding into the abolitionist cause

why was the emancipation of the british west indies a factor that was conducive to abolitionism

after commitment to cause in england, parliament abolishes slavery that was phased in over 8 years with compensation to slave owners- if england, the great tyrant had abolished slavery, they needed to take this step in the US

why were changes in mass communication factors that were conducive to abolitionism

the development of the steam press made printing cheaper and faster so lots of abolitionist newspapers and pamphlets were being published - this was needed to spread the ideas of the abolitionist movement

what were some barriers to abolitionism

strength of slavery in the south
importance of slavery to the US economy
racism in northern society
glorification in the union

why was the strength of slavery in the south a barrier to abolitionism

institution of slavery becoming stronger because of the cotton gin and slave codes- it was not a benevolent institution and had been becoming stronger

what were slave codes

they strictly enforced the institution of slavery because slaves were considered property, not human beings, and because slave were restricted in activities- they could not read and write for fear that they would learn ideas

why was the importance of slavery to the US economy a barrier to abolitionism

productions by slaves were 2/3 of exports in the US; loss of slavery would be detrimental to both economic institutions in the north and the south

why was racism in the north a barrier to slavery

northerners thought slavery was morally wrong but were also committed to white supremacist values in thinking that blacks were inferior and did not want any mixing of races for social equality

why was glorification of the union a barrier to abolitionism

the union refers to the north and south in the system of federalism- the south would not abide with the north if slavery was abolished so the north would have to tolerate and abide by slavery OR ELSE THE UNION WOULD BE THREATENED

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