1. Chapter 8 Section

2. Early Opposition to Slavery  The events leading up to the Civil War generally surrounded the idea of abolitionism, or the abolishment of slavery.  Different opinions on how to end slavery. Gradualism American Colonization Society ○ Sent African Americans to Africa. ○ Acquired land in West Africa=> Created Liberia. Too expensive to transport, ACS abandoned.

3. William Lloyd Garrison

4. The New Abolitionists  The abolitionist movement came out of the Second Great Awakening. Sin and Repentance Slavery is a sin that our country needs to repent.  Abolitionists agreed that enslaved Africans should be freed immediately. William Lloyd Garrison ○ Founded the newspaper Liberator. Called for emancipation, or the immediate freeing of all enslaved people. ○ 1833- founded American Antislavery Society

5. Liberator

6. The New Abolitionists  Free African Americans also played a huge role in the abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass ○ Escaped slavery in Maryland. ○ Wrote autobiography-Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ○ Published anti-slavery newspaper North Star Sojourner Truth ○ Uneducated, but deeply religious and a great speaker. Drew huge crowds.

7. Frederick Douglass and the North Star

8. Sojourner Truth

9. Response to Abolitionism  Many people did not approve of the rapid freedom of slaves. Possible results of rapid abolition: ○ Conflict btw North and South ○ Huge influx of African Americans to the North. ○ Destroy southern economy, which would destroy the northern economy.

10. Southern View of Slavery  Southerners viewed slavery as a necessity. Without slavery… ○ Economy would collapse. ○ Racism would be rampant. ○ Freed slaves would have no training or job skills other than manual labor.

11. Southern View of Slavery  After Nat Turner’s rebellion in 1831, many southerners began to suppress the abolitionist movement. Stop the circulation of the Liberator and other anti-slavery newspapers. Southern Congressional leaders halted abolitionist bills and petitions in the House of Representatives.

12.  Study the map on page 287 of your textbook. In which states did the percentage of African American population decrease by at least 5 percent between 1820 and 1860?

13.  Why is William Lloyd Garrison’s publication of the Liberator considered a turning point in the abolitionist movement?