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The Abolitionists
William Lloyd Garrison Hinton Helper
John C. Calhoun
Supporters
of slavery
George Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh and Grimke sisters
Douglass and Calhoun
Conversation #2 Mexican American War 1846-1848 Conversation #3 Free Soil Party formed in 1848
Helper and Garrison
in 1846, the USA engaged in a war with Mexico. Americans hoped The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to limit the spread of
Conversation #1 Nat Turner Rebellion in 1831 slavery into the western territories. Free-soilers did not believe
In 1831, the slave Nat Turner was led a shocking revolt against to gain new lands as part of its Manifest Destiny. Texas and most
of the Mexican Cession were below the 3630 line that the Constitution allowed for abolition of slavery
slavery, killing 55 whites, mostly women and children.
This was the bloodiest slave rebellion in U.S. history.
Dozens of blacks were killed in retaliation 1860
1856-1858
1850 Lincoln is elected;
Bleeding Kansas South Carolina secedes
1833 King Cotton violence between
makes up 60% of from the Union
William Lloyd pro- and anti-slavery
1820 all exports; Slavery forces
Garrison formed is dominant in
All Northern the American the Deep South
1776 1787 1793 states have Anti-Slavery
outlawed slavery Society
American 3/5th Compromise Eli Whitneys
Revolution of the cotton gin leads
leads many to Constitution to King Cotton
1619 free their
First African slaves
slaves brought
to America