Abolition Of Slavery In America

Abolition of Slavery The foundations of America were based and even built on the foundations of slavery. Everything from plantation farming to the cooking and cleaning of households was done by slaves. As ideas of abolishment arose so did anger, because without slaves the expectations of there masters would be shifted, becoming a much more intensive and even in some cases, impossible job. Although abolitionist had the same end goal, strives towards this had differing motives. Some arguments justifying the abolishment movement included, profit, and religion and ranged in tactics for example education and deportation of slaves. Profit was a major motive for the abolishment of slavery. Anti- Slavery fairs were gatherings to support
They ideas on what to do with former slaves if they were freed also differed. Some abolitionists believed that they should be sent “back” to Africa. In an article published in The New England Magazine 2 it was declared that, “ the black population of the united states shall ultimately be conveyed away through its means…” The plan stated in this article was essentially to send blacks back to Africa where there ancestors where from. This was a strange and in some ways absurd approach because the so called slaves they would be sending back had never actual;;t lived in Africa, but were a new generations of American slaves. Other tactics included the education of slaves in order for them to marry each other and form a new life in the Americas post slavery. The plans of desegregation and the abolishment of slavery was feared by some because of the results, and impact it would have on society. In a document titled the Appeal in Favor of The Class of Americans Called Africans it was stated that, “Let the sons and daughters of Africa both be educated, and then they will be fit for each other”. This was said to resolve this issue because the blacks would no longer be co dependent on there former white masters or even whites in general. The abolishment of slavery was a major conflict that arose in the U.S for many generations. Not only would this impact the goods produced and foreign trade but also social order. Such a huge adjustment to the American dream was bound to cause issues because it threatened so many peoples lifestyle. Although some motives for accomplishing this task were not of the purest nature, they all resulted in the same thing, the freedom of an entirely new generation of black Americans. On January 31, 1865 the 13th amendment was passed by