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What was the American Anti-Slavery Society?
What did the American Colonization Society aim to achieve?
Transporting freed blacks back to Africa and establishing Liberia.
What was significant about the Amistad case in 1839?
The black belt had the lowest concentration of slaves in the Deep South.
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What were 'breakers' in the context of slavery?
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What did the Gag Resolution prohibit?
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When was Liberia founded?
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The Mason-Dixon Line was originally created to resolve territorial disputes.
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What was the outcome of Nat Turner's revolt in 1831?
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Match the following individuals with their achievements:
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What was the Missouri Compromise?
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Study Notes
American Anti-Slavery Society
- Founded by William Lloyd Garrison in 1833, aimed for the immediate abolition of slavery.
- By 1838, it had over 250,000 members and 1,350 chapters.
American Colonization Society
- Established to transport freed blacks to Africa, creating Liberia as a settlement for emancipated slaves.
Amistad (1839)
- A Spanish slave ship seized by enslaved Africans off Cuba.
- The slaves were tried in Long Island; former President John Quincy Adams defended them, leading to their release.
Black Belt
- A region in the Deep South known for the highest concentration of slaves.
- Emerged in the 19th century due to profitable cotton production.
Breakers
- Slave drivers who used brutal methods, including whipping, to control strong-willed slaves.
Gag Resolution
- A congressional measure that prevented debate on antislavery appeals.
- Passed annually for eight years until it was overturned with John Quincy Adams' support.
Liberia
- Founded in 1822 as a haven for freed blacks, with around 15,000 migrating by the 1860s.
Mason-Dixon Line
- Originally drawn to settle borders of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
- Became symbolic of the North-South divide over slavery.
Nat Turner's Revolution (1831)
- A significant slave revolt in Virginia leading to the deaths of sixty whites.
- Heightened fears among white Southerners of potential uprisings.
West Africa Squadron
- A British Royal Navy force created in 1808 to enforce the abolition of the slave trade.
- Intercepted numerous slave ships and liberated thousands of Africans.
The Liberator
- An abolitionist weekly newspaper led by William Garrison from 1831 to 1865, known for strong anti-slavery arguments despite its small circulation.
Free Soil Party
- A political party that advocated against the expansion of slavery into newly acquired U.S. territories.
Missouri Compromise
- Resolved the issue of Missouri joining the Union as a slave state by admitting Maine as a free state.
- Established a line north of Missouri where slavery was prohibited in future states.
William T. Johnson
- A free man of mixed race who owned slaves and was known as the "barber of Natchez."
William Wilberforce
- A British reformer who led the movement to end the English slave trade in 1807.
Theodore Dwight Weld
- An American abolitionist whose pamphlet "Slavery As It Is" (1839) influenced Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
William Lloyd Garrison
- A prominent abolitionist who published "The Liberator" and co-founded major anti-slavery societies.
David Walker
- An African American abolitionist who wrote "Walker’s Appeal," advocating for a violent end to white supremacy.
Sojourner Truth
- A former slave and gifted orator who spoke out for abolition and women's rights.
Martin Delany
- A black abolitionist who explored West Africa in 1859 for potential relocation sites for African Americans.
Frederick Douglass
- The foremost African American leader of the 19th century who escaped slavery in 1838 and became a powerful speaker and writer, founding the abolitionist newspaper "The North Star."
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Explore the key terms and definitions from Chapter 16 of 'American Pageant'. This quiz covers important abolitionist organizations and their impact on the movement toward the end of slavery in America. Test your knowledge on the American Anti-Slavery Society and the American Colonization Society.
