katie+-+abolitionism

Historical forces/factors that led to development of movements: -During the Revolutionary War fighting between the British and the Americans and prevailing conflict caused there to be a rush to convince slaves to join their sides to fight. The British started the idea of bribing slaves to fight for their side by offering them freedom. The Americans soon realized that whoever convinced more slaves to fight for their side would win the advantage in the course of the war. They too began to offer to free slaves that would fight for them. This was the first time mass freeing of slaves was done. Although this freeing was not because of the desire to end moral corruption or to cause equality for all but was instead used as a tool in battle, it was still a step towards abolitionism. -Slaves in the north during the 1770s wrote petitions for emancipation or travel to Africa that they sent to the legislature. They claimed that New England government officials were being hypocritical demanding freedom and equality for all Americans during the Revolution, yet still keeping blacks deprived of rights.

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