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What was gradualism?
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the idea that slavery should end of a period of time to ease the negative effects the end of slavery would have on the Southern economy
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What did the American Colonization Society propose?
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African Americans should move by to Africa
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Why was colonization of Liberia not a realistic solution?
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1. transportation costs were high
2. most African American though of the US as their home 3. they had no desire to go back to Africa |
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Define abolition.
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immediate end of slavery
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Who published The Liberator?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Who founded the American Antislavery Society?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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What are the reasons that many Northerners opposed abolition?
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1. the end of slavery would produce a conflict between the North and South
2. they feared the mass migration of slaves to the North 3. they feared it would destroy the Southern economy |
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How did Southerners feel about slavery?
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1. they thought slavery was essential to their economy
2. they thought that most slaves had no desire to be free |
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Who was Nat Turner?
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he led a revolt and killed more than 50 slave owners
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