APUSH Abolitionism Flashcards

Below are some APUSH abolitionists of that time flashcards. Slavery was and is one of the worst situations that mankind found themselves in, and it was fought against by a lot of people in history. Do you think you know some of the greatest abolitionists and what they did to have a mark in history? Check the flashcards to find out!

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David Walker:
Black abolitionist who wrote the “Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World;” Advocated a bloody end to white supremacy
Nat Turner:
Semiliterate visionary black preacher; Led an uprising, and killed more than sixty Virginians – mostly women and children.
Sojourner Truth:
Freed black woman in New York; Fought for black emancipation and women’s rights.
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Frederick Douglas:
The greatest of the black abolitionists. He escaped from bondage in 1838 at the age of 21 and was ‘discovered’ by the abolitionists in 1841 which giving an impromptu speech. He widely lectured and wrote in 1845 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Douglass was flexible and practical, and he burned the constitution.
E.P. Lovejoy:
A reverend from Alton, Illinois who was not content to assail slavery, impugned the chastity of a Catholic woman. His printing press was destroyed 4 times and in 1837 he was killed by a mob and became “the martyr abolitionists.”
“Necessary Evil”:
Southerners and slave-owners believed that slavery was for the good of the African Americans and that they were necessary to the economy and for the Cotton Kingdom.
“Positive Good”:
Claimed slavery was supported by the Bible and Aristotle; Africans are being dealt a favor as they are taken out of the jungle and Christianized.
“Cotton Kingdom”:
The South produced half of the world’s cotton. Cotton made up of half of all American exports in the 1840’s. It held foreign nations in partial bondage, especially Great Britain, who imported 75% of their cotton from the United States.
The Liberator
: Antislavery newspaper that contributed largely to the Civil War conflict; published by William Lloyd Garrison on January 1st, 1831.
Liberty Party:
Political abolitionists formed in 1840; Advocated costly fratricidal war as the price of emancipation.
H.B. Stowe:
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin which depicted the horridness of slavery in the south. This novel led to the foreign nonintervention in the south and the north’s movements to aid the stop of slavery.
“Peculiar Institution”:
Slaves purposefully slowed their work pace to a minimum (but enough so they would still be spared the rod) because they weren’t adequately compensated for their non-voluntary work.
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