Abolitionism – Summary

Abolitionism Abolitionism in the United States was essential to causing the well-mannered War during the nineteenth century. Many abolitionists in the North, such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, felt that slavery was a sin against God and published newspapers and pamphlets to share their views. Other abolitionists, such as John Brown, felt that the only way to prohibit slavery was to forcefully free the slaves. However, people in the South did not see what was so wrong about owning a person as airplane propeller and felt that these newspapers and pamphlets were an attack on their way of life.Sectionalism began to form as tension in the midst of the Northern and Southern states grew. Soon enough, war broke out between the states and the Civil War had begun. Abolitionists such as John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and William Lloyd Garrison were major contributors to the movement to abolish slavery. John Browns raid on harpists Ferry opened umpteen peoples eyes to the restoration of slavery. Frederick Douglasss autobiography, A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave wheel spoke of his life as a slave and showed how bad slavery really was.He also published his own newspaper called the North Star which informed the in the public eye(predicate) of slavery. Also, William Lloyd Garrison published the famous abolitionist paper, the Liberator which demoted slavery and promoted African American rights. He also began the American Anti-Slavery Society which was the first organization to demand an present(prenominal) end to slavery. Other publications such as Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe also contributed to the rise of abolitionism. By contributing to the rise of abolitionism, these abolitionists also contributed to the saltation of the Civil War.Tension between the Northern states and the Southern states grew as the rise of abolitionism increased. The more the Northern abolitionists protested, the more the Sout herners felt their way of life was being attacked. There were many another(prenominal) pamphlets and newspapers being published, as well as speeches being given by abolitionists which demoted slavery. The Southern citizens were outraged and responded in violence. The tension grew between the Northern states and the Southern states and provincialism began to form. This tension soon exploded and the Civil War started.The protests led by abolitionists along with their newspapers and pamphlets resulted with numerous violent outbreaks between the Northern and Southern States. These outbreaks then head up to the beginning of the Civil War. The United States Congress also greatly contributed to the Civil War. When the American Anti-Slavery Society sent petitions to Congress which called for an end to slavery, they ignored it. Instead of addressing the issue at hand, Congress imposed the gag rule. The gag rule stated that Congress would not accept any petitions from the American people t hat dealt with slavery.When Congress by choice avoided addressing the issue of slavery, the problem was never solved. So abolitionists kept protesting and the tension between the Northern and Southern states grew until finally civil war between the states broke out. The character of the Civil War was clearly abolitionism. The movement to end slavery in the United St1ates caused violent uprisings, the formation of sectionalism, and tension between the Northern and Southern states. These actions were except aggravated by Congresses ignorance towards petitions, John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, and the many publications of the North Star and the Liberator.The abolition movement caused many issues which were essential to starting the Civil War. Images Influence of Prominent Abolitionists The African-American Mosaic (Library of Congress Exhibition). Library of Congress Home. 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