Dbq Anti Slavery Essay

The fight to end slavery was a long and arduous The anti-slavery movement had an array of different individuals involved for different reasons. Main reasons for the growing opposition to slavery was being education about slavery, realization of the constitutional violation, anticipation of greater economical chances for white men, fear and sectional strife it caused. Slavery was the cause of great sectional strife between the North and the South. Document A shows that the action taken by the North to emancipate its slaves set up the fight later to come; The actions taken by these Northern States and the prohibition of slavery throughout the Northwest Ordinance showcased growing opposition to slavery in the North. As a result when slavery became the major issue many correlated …show more content…
As shown in Document E, William Lloyd Garrison portrays this reason for growing support for the abolishment was slavery. He said “Anti-slavery societies…..in every city,town,village of our lands”. The growing activism in the anti-slavery society helped to educate the ignorant about “the most execrable system of slavery”. Garrison was an active abolitionist in the North, commited to the abolitionist cause and passionate in educating others about the grotesque and evil nature of slavery. As a result of his speeches and meetings he organized many joined the abolitionist cause. The second example of how education helped to create growing opposition is Document J. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a fictional book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although fictional, the book showed Southerners and Northerners alike about the horrors of slavery. The disruption of families although made up portrayed slavery as an evil and detestable institution, using lies to tell the truth. Through this non-confrontational manner many in America and overseas in Europe came to abhor