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How did the south become dependent on slave labor ?
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South did not diversify its ’ economy, the land was suited for farming crops that required a lot of labor, there was a huge demand for cotton, the north needed the cotton in its ’ textile mills, the Constitution allowed slavery.
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Arguments used to justify slavery ?
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States right, right to property, economic necessity, slavery existed even in ancient times
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Who were famous abolitionists ?
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Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Grimike sisters, John Brown
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What method was used by Nat Turner & J. Brown to try to end slavery ?
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Violent uprising
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What methods were used by William Lloyd Garrison to end slavery?
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Published the newspaper “ The Liberator ”, burned a copy of Constitution.
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How did Tubman deal with slavery ?
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Escaped, helped others in Underground RR
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How did Lincoln try to end slavery ?
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Emancipation Proclamation, Civil War, and promoted the 13th amendment; moved the justification of the Civil War from preserving the Union to fighting for the just cause of freedom for all
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How did Frederick Douglass try to end slavery ?
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Wrote, spoke, published the newspaper “ The North Star ”, gave $ from lectures, pressured Lincoln to allow African Americans to enlist as soldiers
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Role of Northwest Ordinance in limiting slavery ?
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Stated no slavery allowed in the "old northwest ” - meant that new states admitted to the U.S. in the north would not be allowed to have slaves
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How did states in the north end slavery ?
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Gradual manumission; compensation and written into their state constitutions
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