The Civil War : Opposing Slavery

Abolitionists helped slaves in their attempts to become free people. They helped to find homes for the slaves to hide in and were also active in many states (The Freedom Sympathizers and Fighters).

Lincoln described the problem of ending slavery during the Civil war as “slippery” because the only time you can seize property from other nations is at war. Abolitionists wanted to take slaves—which were property—to the North so they could be free. However, Northerners had no authority to take slaves from the South because it wasn’t a nation. The federal government had no say in what state laws said unless an Amendment was passed, changing the Constitution, therefore nullifying state laws. Lincoln wanted to pass the 13th Amendment during the war because courts could decide that freed slaves would have to go back to slavery after it, making the Emancipation Proclamation have no

Main goal of the early abolitionists was to create a better society through reforms and they engaged in a battle to convince their fellow Americans that it was morally wrong to keep other humans in bondage. In order to realize a better and more righteous republic, they believed, the institution of slavery had to be rejected (Harpen R., Dal Lago E., p. 296). Many abolitionists appealed to abolish slavery immediately as they believed all people should be equal in rights. The abolitionists demanded immediate emancipation without payment to slaveowners. Rather than accepting the dominant white view of

The Abolitionist movement during the Antebellum period, was a critical time in American history. The goal of this movement was to emancipate all slaves immediately, and end discrimination, as well as segregation. The brave men and women involved in this movement were called abolitionists and antislavery advocates. The antislavery advocates stood for freeing slaves gradually, and abolitionists wanted slavery gone immediately. No matter how fast, these people all wanted to spread opposition against slavery across the United States. Northern churches started liking this whole idea of abolishing slavery, which started conflict between the North and South. These arguments led up to the Civil War.

The Civil War was one of the biggest wars and with it being one of the biggest wars it had the most U.S. casualties. Most people thought that the war was fought over the issue of slavery. Then there are others that think that the war was fought about States’ Rights, and I believe that slavery was the reason why the war actually started.

Prior to the 1830s most antislavery activists focused on gradual emancipation. Most of these activists were Southern whites, who thought that it would progressively wither away. Only black abolitionists demanded an immediate end to slavery. The abolitionist movement called for the end of slavery and had existed in one form or another since colonial times; the early case had been stated most consistently by the Quakers. Most Northern states abolished slavery after the War for Independence, reacting to moral concerns

It is believed that the Underground Railroad began as early as the late 1790’s and ended by the year of 1870. “The Underground Railroad,... was an informal, constantly changing network of routes over which fugitive slaves were passed along, often at night, from Border and Southern states to Canada or to a safe city in the North.” The Underground Railroad did not get it’s name from being underground or from being a railroad, rather because it was used in secrecy and mostly at night to transfer runaway slaves from one safe house to another. The routes were referred to as “lines” and the stopping places along the way were referred to as “stations.” Those who helped the escaped slaves were named “conductors” and the slaves themselves were known

The question of slavery and the rights of states to decide on the matter for themselves completely controlled politics in the years prior to the Civil War. Laws were passed, such as the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which made it so any slaves that escaped were to be sent back to their owners. Not only would these runaway slaves be punished severely, but anybody who aided them in escape would also be subject to harsh punishment. These desperate men, women, and children had no protection in the legal system and were left with no options in life other than escape. Many of these escapees had to watch friends and family be beaten, sold, or even killed and were expected to work just as hard, like nothing had happened. After losing everything, it

In the early years of the 19th century, slavery was more than ever turning into a sectional concern, such that the nation had essentially become divided along regional lines. Based on economic or moral reasoning, people of the Northern states were increasingly in support of opposition to slavery, all the while Southerners became united to defend the institution of slavery. Brought on by profound changes including regional differences in the pattern of slavery in the upper and lower South, as well as the movement of abolitionism in the North, slavery in America had transformed from an issue of politics into a moral campaign during the period of 1815-1860, ultimately polarizing the North and the South to the point in which threats of a Southern disunion would mark the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 (Goldfield et. al, The American Journey, p. 281).

Even though Abraham Lincoln was disdained by many people, specifically Confederate loyalists, during his presidential term. He will be remembered for being one of the greatest presidents to ever led our nation through one of its toughest times in history, the Civil War and abolishment of slavery. Meanwhile former history teacher Bill O’Reilly, and historian Martin Dugard illustrated the astonishing, vivid details that brought to life Lincoln 's final days before Lee 's surrender at Appomattox Court House and Abrahams assassination. Furthermore Killing Lincoln is a thriller that will swell one 's brain with knowledge and excitement.

Many Americans debate the fact whether slavery was a key factor in the American Civil War. However, No One ever thought such war would bring unimaginable scale of deaths;  that enter the lives of American people like never before. Throughout the war Americans tried to produce new ways of coping with death.

Back in 1861, the United States was in the middle of a political war. The democratic party was split into two different sides: the Northerner democrats and the Southerner democrats. The issue of slavery had ripped the nation apart. An anti-slavery man named Abraham Lincoln was elected president. But what happened in the Civil War that caused all of the chaos?

Even before the Civil Rights Movement, abolitionists smuggled escaped slaves into the North via the Underground Railroad, an organization devoted to the freedom of slaves. Eventually, tension between the federal and state governments over the issue of slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln as

During the mid 1800s, the issue of slavery and its expansion had become a major controversial element of American history, resulting in the transpiration of the Civil War. Between the years of 1861 and 1865, conflict between the North and South had emerged, causing bloodshed at America’s most dominant period of history. Throughout the year 1861, intense conflict between the North and South over issues of states’ liberties, federal power, westward expansion, and slavery had impelled the Civil War. By the end of war, the Civil War had proved to be the most disastrous war known to American existence. During war, antislavery movements had transpired, as abolitionists strived to develop the emancipation of slaves and became ambitious to prohibit intolerance and prejudice.During the 1830s, abolitionists and advocates of antislavery had strongly aspired to develop the abolishment and prohibition of slavery. As the struggle for abolition and antislavery had commenced, the aspiration for the abolishment of slavery had gained success, flourishing during the era of the Civil War.

It is obvious the northern and southern states did not see eye to eye when it came to the topic of slavery. The American Civil War, fought from the years 1861 to 1865, was a war between the Northern States, also known as the “Union” and the southern states, also known as the “Confederacy”. During most of the nineteenth century, the Federal government had been gaining more power at the expense of the states. The actions of Congress and the government during the years before the civil war: The Three Fifths Compromise, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the election of Abraham Lincoln as president; are some of the many contributing factors that made the southern states feel they were losing control. The resentment and fear generated by this type of government growth was an important factor in the South’s decision to secede from the Union. Aside from the deep-rooted sentiments about slavery and the socio-economic differences of the North and the South; the American civil war was fought over a balance of power and wealth distribution.