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Bell Ringer – 1/10/08. Explain why people in the North feared the annexation of Texas What was good about the Compromise of 1850? What was bad about the Compromise of 1850?. The American Anti-Slavery Society. The AASS was the most significant abolitionist organization
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Bell Ringer – 1/10/08 • Explain why people in the North feared the annexation of Texas • What was good about the Compromise of 1850? • What was bad about the Compromise of 1850?
The American Anti-Slavery Society • The AASS was the most significant abolitionist organization • Emerged after William Lloyd Garrison created a movement dedicated to immediate, uncompensated emancipation and to equal rights for African-Americans • No white American worked harder than Garrison to bridge racial differences
Homework • Read pages 286-290 • Answer all questions on page 286