LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
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Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
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Someone who doesn’t want to work with slaves.
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Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice. By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century. More specifically, these individuals sought the immediate and full emancipation of all enslaved people.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the Civil War began in 1861, abolitionists rallied to the Union cause. They rejoiced when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring the slaves free in many parts of the South. In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -Slavery. Slavery was a deeply rooted institution in North America that remained legal in the United States until 1865. It took the abolition movement, a civil war, and the ratification of the 13th amendment to end slavery.