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8.2 Slavery and Abolition

8.2 Slavery and Abolition. Slavery becomes an explosive issue, as more Americans join reformers working to put an end to it. NEXT. SECTION. 2. I. Abolitionists Speak Out. A. The Resettlement Question 1820s antislavery societies advocate resettlement in Africa, few free blacks emigrate

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8.2 Slavery and Abolition

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  1. 8.2 Slavery and Abolition Slavery becomes an explosive issue, as more Americans join reformers working to put an end to it. NEXT

  2. SECTION 2 I. Abolitionists Speak Out A. The Resettlement Question • 1820s antislavery societies advocate resettlement in Africa, few free blacks emigrate • Whites join blacks calling for abolition, outlawing of slavery B. William Lloyd Garrison • radical white abolitionist; founds: - New England Anti-Slavery Society - American Anti-Slavery Society • The Liberator - immediate emancipation— freeing of slaves Continued . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GT2yNPJQ8 NEXT

  3. SECTION 2 C. Free Blacks • David Walker advises blacks to fight for freedom, not wait to get it • Southern free blacks work as day laborers, artisans • Northern free blacks given only lowest-paying jobs D. Frederick Douglass • As a slave, taught to read, write by owner’s wife • escapes; asked to lecture for Anti-Slavery Society • The North Star: abolition through political action http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324 NEXT

  4. SECTION 2 II. Life Under Slavery A. The Slave Population • Population increases 1810 (1.2 million) / 1830 (2 million) • By 1830, majority are American born, work on plantations or large farms B. Rural Slavery • On plantations, slaves work dawn to dusk in fields • Slaves are whipped, have little time for food, no breaks for rest Continued . . . NEXT

  5. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery/videos/nat-turners-rebellionhttp://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery/videos/nat-turners-rebellion SECTION 2 C. Urban Slavery • Slave owners hire out their workers to factory owners • Slaves in cities treated less cruel than plantations D. Nat Turner’s Rebellion • preacher, leads slave rebellion; about 60 whites killed • Turner, followers, innocent are captured; 200 killed in retaliation NEXT

  6. SECTION 2 III. Slave Owners Defend Slavery A. Backlash from Revolts • Southern states create slave codes to tighten limits on blacks • Free African Americans as well as slaves lose rights B. Proslavery Defenses • Slavery advocates use Bible, myth of happy slave as defense • Southern congressmen secure adoption of gag rule: - limits or prevents debate - used on issue of slavery - deprives citizens of right to be heard Continued . . . NEXT

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