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Even though slavery has been the subject of long, heated debates. There were numerous underlying forces and specific events that contributed to the growing opposition. Which included social reform, and the polarization of the North and South. These became the major factors in the growing opposition of slavery. All of the Northern states allowed slavery to remain in the constitution but soon they quickly abolished slavery in their states. According to (doc B), Massachusetts found slavery to conflict with the governments thoughts on slavery. Which was they thought everyone should be free and equal no matter their color, complexion, or shape of noses. But, the North’s unwelcoming soil made farming an unimportant thing in the Northern states, …show more content…

Women like Angelina Grimke urged other women to help push social reform, whether it was women’s suffrage, temperance, or in Grimke case, abolition of slavery (doc F). Women were not the only advocates of social reform. William LLoyd Garrison, editor of the anti slavery “the liberator” was a voice for “immediate emancipation without compensation” In (doc E) Garrison founded anti slavery throughout the North that both helped African Americans, freedom, and runaways. He also pushed abolition for the South. Frederick Douglass wrote the compelling “narrative of the life of an American slave” the readers were shocked because they didn’t think a slave or even a black could write this well(doc G). Harriet Beecher Stowe”s story “Uncle Tom’s cabin” was probably the most convincing abolitionist voice. This book was also the greatest book of the age. The book was so popular and powerful that it got translated to German as well as other languages (doc J). Social reform led David Wilmot to advocate abolition because it would help white laborers whose work was undermined by the workforce of slavery. He was a member of congress that argued on the behalf of free white labor (doc H). The social reform movements growing popularity was accompanied by anti slavery tensions in

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While the North tried to stop the South from withdrawing their spot in the Union, the North also denied the Southern states rights. Sectional groups assembled in the North regarding the “unnatural feeling and hostility” to slavery in the South. “ By consolidating their strength, they have placed the strength... no avail in protecting Southern rights (Document I). The Northerners believed that slavery is not right, and also that “the demand of African slavery throughout the confederacy” is unheard of.

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Slaves are very hard workers that are forced to do the work of their owner. Slaves have a very hard life and usually face sickness and death. Slavery is a form of exploitation. Slaves were considered property and would lose many of their rights. One-fifth of the profits go to the king that are obtained from New Spain.

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Slavery destroys a slave’s mind, body, and soul. Douglas is known as one of the most famous antislavery activist publishing the north star. The anti slavery movement gained immense power during the 1830s and 1840s because publications revealed cruelties of the institution(document G).Uncle Tom is known as a very sympathetic christian character. Uncle tom sold 135,000 set and 270,000 volumes it is known as the greatest book of the age. This book influenced the growth of the antislavery movement,it is a very influential swing in northerners opinion and transformed to the opinion that they are

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Many social issues led to the opposition of slavery. The northern states had a growing opposition to slavery. Especially in Pennsylvania, the quaker population led to an early emancipation because of their religious views. In document A, a map shows the division among the slave states and the free states. It is seen that the northern states have a growing opposition because of the

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Slavery was an issue for everyone not only the government and when everyone is involved, the issue cannot merely be resolved through politics. It is also shown in Document H the results of the election of 1860. Although Lincoln got the majority of the votes in favor of the North's decision, the South continued to disobey. This just enhanced the fact that

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What I will remember about this documents are that fact that to be able to stop slavery a lot of people need to risk their lives. It took persistent and courage for Abraham Lincoln to pursue this law. Slavery is never a good thing to discuss, but we have too. We need to educate ourselves from our past to help us not to make the same mistakes again. Tom’s life was about his faith and how he conquered obstacles in his life because of his will power.

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Sarah Grimke’s public speaking was not as strong as her sister Angelina Grimke, but she had great writing skills. She wrote a book called, Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman. The book is about how women are treated in the united states at that time. Sarah Grimke and Theodore Weld, Angelina Grimke’s husband, also published a book together, it contained newspaper stories from the south, it was published in 1839 they named it, American Slavery as It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. They used the words of whites in the south detailing the way they spoke of escaped slaves, their slave auctions, and other things that showed how horrible things like that were accepted as a natural part of the plantation economy in the south.

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The use of slaves has always been present in the world since the beginning of civilization, although the use and treatment of those slaves has differed widely through time and geographic location. Different geographies call for different types of work ranging from labor-intensive sugar cultivation and production in the tropics to household help in less agriculturally intensive areas. In addition to time and space, the mindsets and beliefs of the people in those areas affect how the slaves will be treated and how “human” those slaves will be perceived to be. In the Early Modern Era, the two main locations where slaves were used most extensively were the European dominated Americas and the Muslim Empires. The American slavery system and the

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The South was completely unjustified for seceding from the North. This is because of slavery being unconstitutional, the South’s dependence on the North, and the fact that so few wanted slavery. Slavery was completely unconstitutional. For example, according to document 9, “(T)he fifth amendment to the Constitution...provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process of law...which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning property of this kind (slaves)...” These are exact words from the Constitution stating that slavery is illegal and “prohibited” under law.

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Slavery was a major part of the american way of life, but there were many causes of the resistance to it. Even though many states in the United States opposed and are resisting the act of slavery, many events had a big impact on the ending of slavery. The second great awakening, industrial revolution, and abolishment movement are underlying forces of growing opposition to slavery in the United States from 1776 to 1852. The opposition and abolishment of slavery changed american history.

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While many consider the North to be more progressive in terms of the ablishnets movement, due to the polarizing ideologies about slavery in each state the abolish of slavery faced resistance in many states. In 1780 slavery was ruled unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, due to the clause in the state’s constitution that says “every man is created equal”. Shortly after, both tubes for slavery created gradual emancipation laws in 1784 which only gave slaves their freedom if they were born after the law passed, then reached the age of 25. That said the last slave in Connecticut was not freed until 1848. This is because all over New England citizens had contrasting ideas on slavery.

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Gavin Hoben Mrs. Hanzlik American Studies I Honors 12/15/17 During the years of 1830-1860, many Americans began expressing their mixed feelings about a very controversial topic, slavery. Americans in the North believed that slavery was morally wrong and unconstitutional. However, the South felt believed that slavery was good for the economy as well as for commerce. Due to the differences in beliefs between the North and the South, threats of a civil war erupted.

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Middle-class women made up the majority of reformers as many people saw it as a logical extension of the women’s role as the nurturer of society. The influence of woman on the movement can be seen in the reformers focus on home life and moral issues such as temperance, prostitution, education, prison and asylum reform. The movement hoped to make society purer. Eventually, abolition, the movement for the abolition of slavery and equal rights for African slaves, dominated the reform movement with Women taking joining in many key leadership positions (T 362). The existence and activities of the Female Anti-Slavery Society showed female influence on abolition.

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During the 19th century most political controversies focused on the issue of slavery, many believed this issue was wicked and cruel and strongly disagreed with the idea of slavery, being active and acceptable. Owning the fact that many disagreed with slavery, the Republican Party announced a speech- all territories of the United States were said to be free and they were entitled to deny anyone who gives any legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States (Document A). Many important figures in the Republican Party did not agree with nor supported anyone or anything that advocated for slavery. Slavery meant men, women, and even innocent children had to be treated unfairly and taken advantage of. All of this controversy

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Since colonial times the United States had been divided into two completely different parts. The Northern states were mostly free states who believed slavery should be put to end. On the other hand, the Southernern states were slaves states, meaning they were pro-slavery. Therefore, their two ideas about slavery clashed with one another causing great deal of problems such as battles, fights, and debates between the North and South. These disagreements eventually lead to the Southern states seceding from the Union.

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