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Abolition and Women’s Rights. Abolition. Abolition : Movement to end slavery By 1804, almost all Northern states had banned slavery In the South, the economy relied on slavery Northern states fought for an end of slavery everywhere. Abolitionist Movement.
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Abolition • Abolition: Movement to end slavery • By 1804, almost all Northern states had banned slavery • In the South, the economy relied on slavery • Northern states fought for an end of slavery everywhere
Abolitionist Movement • Some released literature to convince others to end slavery • William Lloyd Garrison’s The Liberator • Others took to Government to try and end slavery • John Q. Adams (now in Congress) proposed a constitutional amendment to ban slavery. He also argued the Amistad case at the Supreme Court.
Famous Abolitionists • Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth • Former slaves who spoke against slavery from experience • Harriet Tubman • “Conductor” on the Underground railroad • Series of escape routes for slaves from south to North
Push for Women’s Rights • Many women fought for abolition and realized their rights were lacking • Elizabeth Cady Stanton: reformer who helped organize first women’s rights convention
Push for Women’s Rights • Seneca Falls Convention: First women’s rights convention sought to layout injustices of women • Brought up the demand for suffrage (right to vote) for women • Others took the torch and fought for women’s rights reform (Susan B. Anthony)
