Abolitionists were people in the US who sought to abolish, or end, slavery in the 1800's. Whether or not to abolish slavery was a key issue that led to the US Civil War.
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they wanted to end slavery
The end of the US Civil War ended the conflict between the North and the South. Slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution.
to end slavery
Well, I'm not really sure....but, Canadian Slavery stopped way before US Slavery. That's all I know...
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 us what helped end the slave trade.
Abolitionism
The end of slavery.
After slavery some blacks were already in Canada and the north, although some did stay in the south.
Western Canada for Us ended in 2004.
Slavery was very hard and people were tortured! They tried to escape to places like Canada. They did not have rights and they were owned.
The Emaciation Proclamation began the end of slavery but it was formally outlawed by the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.
spirituals
Abe Lincoln
Various abolitionist organizations were formed to fight the expansion of slavery in the US. Leaders such as William Garrison and Harriet Stowe were leaders for the fight to not only stop the spread of slavery but to abolish it in the US.The other, more formal organization was the Republican Party. Its goal was to end slavery in the US.