Abolition Of Slavery In America

Slavery was a very big deal for everyone. “Slavery in America began when the very first African American slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco.” (History.com Staff. "Slavery in America." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.) Many sides were taken when it came to slavery. In the states that are north of Maryland, slavery had either disappeared or ended in 1820. In the North, they did not approve of slavery. Tons of northerners distrusted southern political power. Many people organized opponents of slavery and worked for its abolition nationwide. Abolitionists formed groups to end slavery. “An abolitionist is …show more content…
Northern manufacturers wanted tariffs imposed on imported foreign goods that could be made in the United States to ensure that the South bought northern goods.” ("The Blue and Gray Trail - America 's Civil War." The Blue and Gray Trail - America 's Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.) The northerners went to the government. They were looking for help with competition, population, and immigration. Some Northern abolitionists included Thomas Jefferson (1734-1826), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Tom Paine (1737-1809), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1869), John Brown (1800-1859), and Fredrick Douglass (1818-1895). Even though Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner, h sought to outlaw slavery at different stages. In 1784, Jefferson proposed federal legislation banning slavery. Unfortunately, it failed by just one point. Ben Franklin was also a slave owner but, became opposed to the institution. In 1785, he became president of an abolitionist group in Pennsylvania. Tom Paine, was an English-American writer and political activist. He created with writing “African American Slavery in …show more content…
In Western European and America, abolitionism was a historical movement to end the African and Indian slave trade and set slaves free.” (Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.) While in the antebellum period, Northerners began supporting abolitionism to stop the spread of slavery. In the North, immigrants, American men and women left their lives on farms so that they could live a better life, (the life that they deserved). “Since Colonial times, the South 's economic state had been primarily agricultural based, which continued into the antebellum period.” ("Abolitionism and the Splitting of the Union." Initial Southern Views -. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.) According to the southerners, the abolitionist movement led to conflict with the North. There became abundance of slaves in the South at the time. Also, the majority of Southern workers were slaves working on small farms, picking cotton. If they were to free the slaves (at this time) in the South, it would create an extremely low wage rate. This would hurt the South