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Abolitionist/Suffrage Movements

Learn about abolitionists who fought to end slavery and suffragists who campaigned for women's rights. Explore key leaders and events.

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Abolitionist/Suffrage Movements

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  1. Abolitionist/Suffrage Movements

  2. Abolitionist • Those people that opposed and wanted to “abolish” slavery.

  3. What were the main ideas expressed by the abolitionists? • Most abolitionists demanded immediate freeing of slaves. • Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong. • Abolition leaders included both men and women.

  4. Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong • Morally wrong • Cruel and inhumane • A violation of the principles of democracy

  5. Abolitionist leaders included both men and women. • Harriet Tubman • Underground Railroad • William Lloyd Garrison • The Liberator • Frederick Douglass • The North Star

  6. John Brown • Abolitionist • Involved in the Underground Railroad • Moves to Kansas to support the anti-slavery cause • Responds to violence by proslavery men by organizing the murder of 5 proslavery settlers: Pottowatomie Creek Massacre

  7. John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry • Planned a raid on a Federal arsenal • Wanted to distribute weapons to slaves • Didn’t happen: Brown and his men were mostly captured or killed within 36 hours • Brown was ultimately hanged

  8. Today’s Question • Abraham Lincoln called Brown a “misguided fanatic.” • Do YOU think John Brown was a “misguided fanatic?” • Misguided: confused • Fanatic: extremist

  9. Suffrage Movement • What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement?

  10. What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement? • Supporters declared that “All men and WOMEN are created equal.” • Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights. • The movement was led by strong women who began their campaign before the Civil War and continued after the war had ended.

  11. Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights. • Denied the right to vote • Denied educational opportunities, especially higher education. • Denied equal opportunities in business. • Limited in rights to own property.

  12. The movement was led by strong women... • Isabel Sojourner Truth • Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  13. SENECA FALLS CONVENTION New York, 1848 1st national convention Declaration of Rights and Sentiments Equality Vote

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