https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome Unit 7 Set 1 Progress and Reform en-us 2019-05-30 11:45:05 UTC 2026-04-17 07:52:27 UTC hello@padlet.com epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364601647 Those against slavery ranged from moderates who wanted a slow downfall of slavery to radicals who wanted slavery to end there and then.
Slavery also caused further sectionalism between the north and the south because the northerners thought that slavery was a sin. Southerners wanted to keep slavery because it was the foundation of the economy.  ]]> 2019-05-30 11:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364601647 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364602887 Abolitionists wanted to end slavery completely in the U.S.
Some wanted a slow end some wanted an immediate end.]]> 2019-05-30 12:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364602887 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603170 A former slave, Fredrick Douglas can read and write unlike most African American slaves ( it was illegal for slaves to read and write at the time). He helped thousands of slaves escape. Fredrick lived in Rochester NY but was born Maryland. His real name was Fredrick Bailey but to cover up his identity he was known as Fredrick Douglas. Fredrick Douglas was a hero to African American slaves and was a leader in the fight against slavery.]]> 2019-05-30 12:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603170 aidan_neenan https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603477 Garrison had a very aggressive and in-your-face approach when it came to ending slavery. He tried to get his points across by writing The Liberator. He also founded the American Antislavery Society.]]> 2019-05-30 12:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603477 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603811 Fredrick Douglas was a former slave who had many emotional and moving stories to tell. Fredrick Douglas was also highly educated and was one of the most respected intellectuals therefor he could put up a good argument. Also, Fredrick Douglas appealed to many people because of his wide variety of interests for different causes. Fredrick Douglas was great at promotional speaking and he could always move an audience with his stories and opinions.]]> 2019-05-30 12:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364603811 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364604222 Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and a spy during the Civil War. She was an abolitionist because she helped over 300 slaves escape using the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses and she used them to transport the slaves to Canada because slavery was abolished there. Harriet Tubman could've stayed in Canada after she escaped , but by coming back and saving other slaves she was a leader in the abolition movement.]]> 2019-05-30 12:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364604222 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364605322 Sojourner Truth had parents in slavery but she was released in 1827 due to the New York Anti-Slavery Law. She didn't write or read but was an influential speaker, Sojourner also helped with women's rights and spoke before congress and 2 presidents about Women's right's and Abolition. Even though she didn't help slaves escape, she showed her leadership when she recruited black troops to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War.]]> 2019-05-30 12:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364605322 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364605820 2019-05-30 12:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364605820 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606003 Southerners wanted to keep slavery because as seen in the picture slaves harvested crops such as cotton.]]> 2019-05-30 12:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606003 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606531 2019-05-30 12:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606531 aidan_neenan https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606596  Brown believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery. He led an unsuccessful
raid on the federal armory, he was hanged. ]]> 2019-05-30 12:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606596 aidan_neenan https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606791 Douglas was a former slave and abolitionist. We he was 12 he was taught to read and write. He then proceeded to escape slavery. He used his time to be heard and try to end slavery for good. He published and anti-slavery paper in Rochester, New York. It was called the North Star.]]> 2019-05-30 12:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364606791 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364867288 2019-05-31 11:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364867288 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364867488 The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad it was actually a chain of homes, caves or other shelters used to hide slaves that were on their way north to escape slavery. The Underground Railroad was also a group of abolitionists who would help to free the slaves and help them on the journey North. One famous abolitionist who worked for the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. She helped to free 300 slaves. Many slave owners wanted her caught and were willing to pay $40,000 for here capture. ]]> 2019-05-31 11:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364867488 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868625 The thirteenth amendment was passed in 1865 witch ended slavery once and for all. But just because slavery was ended it doesn't mean that the former slaves were treated right. They were free but the next challenge was equal rights for African Americans.]]> 2019-05-31 11:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868625 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868802 The liberation was a very influential article in the abolition movement, it was written by William Lloyd Garrison who was considered "The most outspoken white abolitionist" His most famous quote was " I am harsh as truth... I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard!" 
 ]]> 2019-05-31 11:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868802 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868945 2019-05-31 11:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364868945 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869139 Fredrick Douglas "became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing thousands on a range of causes." From here many others began to travel around and inform people on their causes and tried to sway people to their cause.]]> 2019-05-31 11:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869139 mary_repass https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869531 An inspirational speaker was a person who used their inspirational words to convince people to believe what the speaker believe's. One example was Fredrick Douglas, he was a slave and after he escaped, he tasked himself with freeing slaves from their misery. Fredrick Douglas however didn't use his actions, he used his words. Fredrick Douglas created many speeches in front of the public, he was a great leader, and one of few African American speaker's.

]]> 2019-05-31 11:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869531 epotter24 https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869726 Some people wrote stories of their time as a slave and their opinions on slavery in order to inform people of the cause. "Harriet Beecher Stowe, a New England woman, published a novel called Uncle Tom's cabin."]]> 2019-05-31 11:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364869726 aidan_neenan https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364870156 2019-05-31 12:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364870156 aidan_neenan https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364870600  Slaves had to have somewhere to go when they escaped and they went to the safe houses of the Underground Railroad.]]> 2019-05-31 12:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_repass/MaryisAwesome/wish/364870600