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ch. 8 Sec 2 Slavery
Slavery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abolition | To outlaw slavery |
| William Lloyd Garrison | Abolitionist and editor of the Liberator newspaper |
| emancipation | Freeing of slaves |
| David Walker | A free black, advised blacks to fight for freedom, rather than to wait for slave owners to end slavery |
| Frederick Douglass | Former slave who was taught to read and write. Became an activist for slaves |
| Nat Turner | A slave in Virginia, who felt he was chosen to lead a revolt against whites |
| Antebellum | Pre-Civil War |
| Gag Rule | A rule limiting or preventing debate on an issue (slavery) |