Slavery and Abolition Section 8*2 pp
Preview Questions What did abolitionists want? What was life like under slavery? How did Southerners react to the Turner Rebellion?
I. Abolitionists Speak Out Abolition Movement to outlaw slavery Could be violent or peaceful William Lloyd Garrison Radical abolitionist Edited The Liberator Wanted immediate emancipation
I. Abolitionists Speak Out Frederick Douglass Born into slavery Lectured about perils of slavery
II. Life Under Slavery Slave population doubles Other Changes Born into slavery Spoke English
II. Life Under Slavery Urban Slaves Work in mills, mines, lumber yards Skilled workers (ex: Blacksmiths) Higher degree of freedom Rural Slaves Work from dusk until dawn House slaves or field slaves
II. Life Under Slavery Turner’s Rebellion Killed 55 whites Turner captured and killed Increased restrictions & violence Talk of emancipation
III. Slave Owners Defend Slavery “Slave Codes” Restrict rights of freed African-Americans Examples: Took away legal rights Restricted movement and travel Couldn’t physically attack whites Couldn’t be educated Couldn’t assemble in large groups
III. Slave Owners Defend Slavery Owners believe slavery benefits slave “Happy Slave” Exposed to Christianity Abolitionist debates in Congress stopped by gag rule
Review Questions What did abolitionists want? What was life like under slavery? How did Southerners react to the Turner Rebellion?