consequences of sectionalism Flashcards
(5 cards)
what was the Tariff of Abominations?
significance?
25% duties on external imports
this made the European imports the South relied on much more expensive so they had to buy from the North which benefitted their economy while weakening the South
what did the Colonization Society want to do?
significance?
free slaves and deport them to Africa to start a colony there
this was less controversial compared to the abolitionist movement, both were focused in the North
who were the figureheads of the American Anti-Slave Society?
significance?
William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglas
Garrison was a journalist who founded the Liberator and Douglas was a former slave who wrote an autobiography, the North had the written word and publicity to their advantage, the movement was not as popular as they made out, with some speakers getting attacked
how many slaves did the underground railroad help escape?
significance?
around 80,000
that is enough to anger the Southern slave owners
How many copies of uncle Tom’s Cabin were sold in the US in the first year of publishing?
significance?
300,000
there was large influence from this novel to change the racist depiction of slaves
