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Attempts by enslaved people to oppose and challenge their enslavement.

The harsh measures taken by slaveholders to suppress resistance.

Maintaining and adapting African culture despite slavery.

Movement to end slavery

The process of granting freedom and rights to enslaved people

First supporters of ending slavery, primarily American Quakers.

Communities formed by escaped slaves in remote areas.

Large-scale revolts by enslaved people against their masters

Lincoln questioned whether freed slaves would actively join the Union army due to lack of combat experience, food, and weapons.

Lincoln believed that freeing slaves wouldn't cause border states to join the Confederacy, as the gain of potential black soldiers outnumbered the loss of white soldiers from those states.

Confederates believed they were morally right, expecting divine favor in their cause.

Confederates sold black prisoners into slavery immediately upon capture, indicating a disregard for human rights.

A mission sent from Washington to bury the dead and care for wounded soldiers on both sides, aiming for a humanitarian effort.

Confederates denied aid to African Americans who sought to assist Union troops, reinforcing their disregard for human rights and their commitment to slavery.

The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) aimed for the complete elimination of slavery in the United States.

The AASS recognized the limitations of federal power and focused on shifting public opinion through education and campaigns, leveraging democratic and Christian values.

A British politician who led the movement to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire. He used religious and moral arguments to sway public opinion and Parliament.

A French abolitionist writer who campaigned for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies, especially the Caribbean islands.

The 16th President of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate states.

The movement to end the slave trade in the British Empire, driven by religious, moral, and economic arguments.

British abolitionists focused on ending the slave trade rather than immediate abolition in the colonies, as it was seen as less threatening to slave owners.

British abolitionists successfully used parliamentary means, lobbying and debating, to pass legislation that outlawed the slave trade.

Arguments within the abolitionist movement centered around the pace of change, with some advocating for gradual abolition and others demanding immediate emancipation.

Some viewed abolition as a moral crusade, while others saw it as a political movement to achieve social justice and equality.