Read the documents found on the following pages of this document.

After you have read through all of

them, write a well-organized essay in the following answer document. As you write, follow the directions
below. Your response should have multiple paragraphs. Support your ideas with reasons, facts, and
details. Use evidence from each of the documents. Include information and examples from your own
knowledge. Be sure to write clearly.

Prompt: Describe the fundamental beliefs of the abolitionist movement.

Then, describe the methods/actions used by abolitionists.

To abolish something is to eliminate it. Abolitionists wanted to get abolish slavery. They
wanted to change the way of the American life by eliminating slavery. They tried many way to
get rid of slavery like to immediate emancipation, making newspapers, advocating for
emancipation on religious grounds, the Underground Railroad, and violence. Also, they believed
that slavery was wrong and they had to end it .
Paragraph one supports my idea because it says that abolitionists all abolitionist
activities was the Underground Railroad, a network of assistance and safe houses for runaway
slaves, that is an example of them using force to free slaves. Also, began to advocate for
emancipation on we religious grounds, and this is an example of trying to spread the beliefs of
abolitionists to everyone. Also, The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate
emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation, this is an
example of their beliefs and goals. Also, Activists used the press to spread the abolitionist
message, this an example of them spreading the word about slavery and how it was wrong.
Also,Still other abolitionists felt that violence was the only way to end slavery , that is an
example of some abolitionists thinking that the way to end slavery was violence like He called
for slaves to rise up against their masters and to defend themselves: It is no more harm for you
to kill a man who is trying to kill you, than it is for you to take a drink of water when thirsty., this
is an example of people using violence to end slavery.
Passage 2 supported my evidence because it says we shall organize anti-slave
societies, this is an example of them using force to gain no power. Also, we shall send forth
agents to lift up the voice of remonstrance ,of warning,of entreaty,and of rebuke, this is an
example of them making their beliefs known and law to them ending slavery. Also, we shall
circulate,unsparingly and extensively, anti-slavery tracts and periodicals., this is proof of their
beliefs and what they did to try to end slavery. Also,we shall enlist the pulpit,and the press in
the cause of the suffering and the dumb, this is also explaining what they did. Also, we shall
aim at the purification of the churches from all participation in the guilt of slavery, this also
shows the way they approached to end slavery.
Passage 3 support my evidence because it saysslavery in our country ought to be
abolished, this is their beliefs. Also, we believe that we have a right,and that it is our duty,to do
all that we can,consistently with the constitution and laws,to abolish slavery in our land., this is
also explaining that their beliefs are that slaves should be free. Also, a Convention to be held to

be held in Hartford,on Wednesday,the 28th in February,1838,in order to form a STATE

ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, this is a example of them trying to spread the word and make
America anti-slavery. Also,the only means we wish to use are a moral influence;a concentration
of public opinion, which is their approaching trying to end slavery.
In conclusion, abolitionists goal was to end slavery.They tried to end slavery in
many ways.Like media, violence and telling everyone the bad things about slavery.

Document 1: Overview of Abolitionist Movement

Abolitionists employed all manner of strategies to persuade the American public and its leadership to end slavery. The
goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination
and segregation. Advocating for immediate emancipation distinguished abolitionists from more moderate anti-slavery
advocates who argued for gradual emancipation, and from free-soil activists who sought to restrict slavery to existing
areas and prevent its spread further west.
Many people began to advocate for emancipation on religious grounds. Initially, groups like the American Anti-Slavery
Society used lecturing and moral persuasion to attempt to change the hearts and minds of individuals. Abolitionist
ideas became increasingly prominent in Northern churches and politics beginning in the 1830s. The first national
Anti-Slavery Convention was held in New York City in 1837, and the following year the second Anti-Slavery
Convention of American Women met in Philadelphia.
Most famous of all abolitionist activities was the Underground Railroad, a network of assistance and safe houses for
runaway slaves. The Underground Railroad stretched from the Southern states to Canada, and until 1865 provided
shelter, safety, and guidance for thousands of runaway slaves.
Activists used the press to spread the abolitionist message. Abolitionist newspapers and pamphlets sprang into
existence. These were numerous enough by 1820 that South Carolina instituted penalties for anyone bringing written
anti-slavery material into the state. These publications argued against slavery as a social and moral evil and often
used examples of African American writings and other achievements to demonstrate that Africans and their
descendents were as capable of learning as were Europeans and their descendents in America, given the freedom to
do so. To prove their case that one person owning another one was morally wrong, they first had to convince many, in
all sections of the country, that Negroes, the term used for the race at the time, were human.
Still other abolitionists felt that violence was the only way to end slavery. In 1829, David Walker, a freeman of color
originally from the South, published An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in Boston, Massachusetts. The
appeal pushed abolitionists toward extreme militancy. He called for slaves to rise up against their masters and to
defend themselves: It is no more harm for you to kill a man who is trying to kill you, than it is for you to take a drink of
water when thirsty.
Walkers publication was too extreme even for most abolition leaders, including one of the most renowned, William
Lloyd Garrison. In 1831, Garrison founded The Liberator, which would become the most famous and influential of
abolitionist newspapers. Other publications, such as pamphlets and leaflets, contained anti-slavery poems, slogans,
essays, sermons, and songs. Abolitionists also looked to future generations to carry on their work, creating a body of
childrens literature to bring the harsh realities of slavery before a young audience.

Document 2: Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Convention (1833)

Document 3: The Emancipator (1838)

Document 4: Tree of Slavery (1850)