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Abolition and Women’s Rights
The Spread of Democracy led to calls
for freedom for slaves and more
rights for women
Key Vocabulary and Key People
Key Terms Key People
Abolition Frederick Douglass
Underground Railroad Sojourner Truth
Seneca Falls Convention Harriet Tubman
Suffrage Elisabeth Cady Stanton
You Bet Your Life!!
The abolition Movement to end slavery would start
in the North in the late 1700’s and pick up when
importing slaves was banned
David Walker would fight slavery in the north but
his pamphlet would lead to his mysterious death
Some whites, like William Lloyd Garrison, would
also fight slavery and see their life put in danger as
well
Help from Up North
Sarah and Angelina Grimke would move north and
begin to speak out against the Horrors of slavery
they witnessed in the South
Theodore weld would lead a petition movement
against Slavery and John Quincy Adams would have
them read to support his anti-slavery views
Adams would address slavery through amendments
and support the cases of slaves before the supreme
court
First Hand Knowledge
Some eyewitnesses to slavery like Frederick Douglass
and Sojourner Truth spread their first hand stories
of slavery
Frederick Douglass would write his autobiography to
illustrate his views on slavery, and his journey to
freedom
Sojourner Truth would escape slavery and work with
the Quakers to rescue her son and then spread the
word against the horrors of slavery
I’ve been working on the Rail Road
Some people went above and beyond to help slaves
escape via the Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was mostly used at nights
and relied on the help of stations to keep the
runaway slaves hidden at night
Slaves would also take more unusual routes, hidden
or uncomfortable, to finally gain Freedom
Bounty Hunted
Harriet Tubman also worked on the
Underground railroad after she escaped
slavery
After freedom she would make 19 journeys to
help other slaves escape on the railroad
She was so successful that slave owners
offered a $40,000 reward for her capture
I am Women…Hear me Roar
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton would led the
Women’s anti-slavery movement, though they were not
permitted to speak in public
William Lloyd Garrison would join with Mott and Stanton
and not speak in protest to the violation of Women’s Rights
Women were often viewed, and treated like, children and had
few rights, freedoms and privileges
After the convention Mott and Stanton decided to hold a
conference to push for women’s rights
Lets Take a Vote
Mott and Stanton would plan the Seneca Falls
Convention to help spread women's rights in the
United States and Created the Declaration of
Sentiments and Resolutions
Women also began to fight for suffrage, which was
not popular, but still made it into the resolution
Women’s rights to vote were often ridiculed, but the
ridicule would make their arguments stronger
Fight….For your right….for rights
Sojourner Truth would continue to lead for women’s rights
and abolition and gain popularity among skeptical crowds
Scientist Maria Mitchell Would form the Association for the
Advancement of Women and lead by example, being elected
to the Academy of arts and sciences
Susan B. Anthony would fight for women’s rights to own
property and make money, her work would lead to wage and
property laws in Mississippi, New York, and 29 other states
The fights for women's rights, and abolition, however would
wait until the 1860’s and into the 1900’s to be realized
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