Section #1 - Causal Factors
Abolition
Abolition threatens Southern wealth in slaves.
| Year | Event | Description | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1688 | Germantown Quakers protest against slavery. | Francis Pastorius and fellow Quakers issue the first official protest against the immorality of family separation and theft of humans. | Chapter 4 |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence. | Asserts inalienable rights to life and liberty, stating that all men are created equal. | Chapter 6 |
| 1784 | Slavery fades in the North. | Slavery is phased out in six of eight northern colonies by 1784 as it is no longer profitable. | Chapter 10 |
| 1785 | New York Manumission Society founded. | Prominent figures like John Jay and Alexander Hamilton seek gradual emancipation through legal means. | Chapter 2 |
| 1794 | Founding of the AME Church. | Richard Allen establishes the African Methodist Episcopal Church as a break-away to fight slavery and provide haven for Blacks. | Chapter 11 |
| 1831 | The Liberator demands an immediate end to slavery. | William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing his newspaper, heralding the organized abolitionist movement. | Chapter 59 |
| 1833 | American Anti-Slavery Society founded. | Grows to 1,350 chapters and 250,000 members, forming the core of the movement to end slavery. | Chapter 82 |
| 1851 | Harriet Tubman symbolizes the UGRR. | “Moses” begins making daring returns to Maryland to bring others to freedom despite the Fugitive Slave Act. | Chapter 162 |
| 1859 | Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. | An armed attempt to initiate a Black uprising in the South. Brown is captured by Lee and later executed. | Chapter 241 |