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Abolitionists Angel C. Samantha R.. Q&A What are Abolitionists? – People that are against slavery. What was the first colony to abolish slavery? – Vermont.

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1 Abolitionists Angel C. Samantha R.

2 Q&A What are Abolitionists? – People that are against slavery. What was the first colony to abolish slavery? – Vermont Where and when did African slavery start? – In 1619 at Jamestown What was the Abolitionist movement? – A movement that they wanted to accomplish to end slavery What year did Vermont ban slavery? – 1777

3 Time Period African slavery began in North America in 1619. The time period was from 1830 until 1870. 1830 is when it started to make a change in slavery.

4 Abolitionists Are people who are against slavery. Many people were against it such as preachers like Lyman Beecher, Nathaniel Taylor, and Charles G. It was a sin to them to have people as slaves.

5 The Affect This affected them because they saw it as a sign of freedom and it gave them hope. It also gave Frederick Douglass hope to rise up and fight for his peoples freedom.

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7 Powerful Quotes "Money is the measure of morality, and the success or failure of slavery as a money- making system, determines with many whether...it should be maintained or abolished." - Frederick Douglas

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