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Frederick Douglass. Mr. Feeney American History 9. Unit 3: Reforming American Society. Nat Turner. Abolitionism. Abolitionism A call to outlaw slavery, especially in the US.
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Frederick Douglass Mr. Feeney American History 9 Unit 3: Reforming American Society Nat Turner
Abolitionism • Abolitionism • A call to outlaw slavery, especially in the US. • Whites and blacks worked together and some reformers used violence, while others resorted to peaceful methods of reform. • In the 1820’s, 100 antislavery societies existed and 1,400 blacks emigrated back to Africa to escape the harsh slave lifestyle. • Important figures: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Nat Turner.
William Lloyd Garrison • William Lloyd Garrison • Most radical, white newspaper editor. • Active member of MA religious movements. • Owner of “The Liberator,” in 1831 he prints a new headline that reads: “ Immediate Emancipation-the freeing of slaves, with no payment to slaveholders.” • 1832-Founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society • 1833-Founded the National Anti-Slavery Society
Free Blacks • David Walker • Author of Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. • Free black man, who joined one of the many anti-slavery societies and helped other slaves gain their freedom through 1850. • He was responsible for helping blacks get low-wage jobs in the north and the south. • He was even able to help a man that has come to be known as, Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass • Frederick Douglass • Born into slavery in 1817 in the south. • He learned to read and write from his owner’s wife, then his owner forced his wife to stop teaching him. He studied harder! • In 1838, he escaped from Baltimore, MD to New York, where he first tasted freedom. • In 1847, Douglass began his own newspaper that helped guide slaves to their own freedom, it was called, The North Star.
Life Under Slavery 1810 • 1.2 million slaves • Small farms • Imported to the United States from Africa/Caribbean • Don’t speak English 1830 • 2 million slaves • Big plantations • Most slaves were born within the United States • Speak fluent English
Nat Turner’s Rebellion • Nat Turner • 1800- Born into slavery, South Hampton county, Virginia. He became a preacher. Rebellion • 1831- Turner leads 80 men during an eclipse to rebel against four southern plantations and they kill 60 white people. • Turner’s Rebellion was seized by federal troops, he escaped for weeks before being captured and hanged. The whites killed another 200 innocent blacks in retaliation
Slave Owners Defend Slavery • Virginia Debate • An attempt to abolish slavery in VA, the governor sends a bill to the legislature, where it lost by a narrow margin. (73-58) Black Rights • Free blacks lost the majority of their rights in the south in the 1830’s. • Vote, own property, buy alcohol or guns. Gag Rule: In 1836, congress said that an issue does not have to be debated in congress (abolition), it was repealed in 1844
Formative Assessment • 1. Who was the most influential abolitionist leader of the early 19th century? Explain and provide reasons. • 2. What led to the steep incline of slavery between 1810 and 1830? Why? • 3. What argument is best supported by evidence, pro-slavery or anti-slavery?