HIST 2055 : Exam 3 Essay Question 2
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History 2055: essay question 2 (2) discuss the public controversies over slavery and abolition from 1820-1860. Election of 1840: parties wanted to avoid the issue of slavery. Slavery haunted the election: amistad case, became the center of heated controversy, pro and anti slavery forces argued over whether the africans that arrived in long island should be returned to slavery. John q adams: pro-mend; said international slave trade was illegal in the u. s and returned. African americans to africa: decision made by the supreme court: those on board the amistad were kidnapped africans, who by the laws of spain were entitled to their freedom . Free african americans held conventions to establish anti-slavery efforts (national negro. Frederick douglass: first anti-slavery speech; published his autobiography: narrative of the life of. Frederick douglass, an american slave: william lloyd garrison, commitment to perfectionalism, the liberator: absolute rejection of any compromise with slavery.
