Antebellum America 19th Century

Antebellum America Transforming Antebellum America was the time before the Civil War, and it was full of minorities including women and African Americans. Both were abused, had little educational opportunities, were treated poorly, were looked down upon, had no right to vote, and were basically nothing but second hand help. These reformers would communicate the problems of the men running the society. They tried to reform America for more equality through several movements. These include the temperance movement against alcohol and the abolition movement against slavery. During this time period, men were getting excessively drunk just for leisure, and the reformers began to see this as dangerous and destructive to the society. It was a social activity; however, it was brought back to the home where the wives would suffer. At this time, women were becoming more concerned with their families well-being. They
The American Colonization Society began to free slaves and relocate them to Africa or the Caribbean where they were originally from, but that was two or more generations ago. William Lloyd Garrison did not like the gradual freeing of slaves and founded his own newspaper called the Liberator. Women, slaves, and freed slaves began to support his ideas and spread them around the country. David Walker wrote the David Walker’s Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World that said how the slaves should free themselves and take action by killing their masters. Sojourner Truth was a spokeswoman who would speak of abolitioning slavery. Frederick Douglass wrote the North Star and would give powerful speeches about his life as a slave (Brinkley, 231). He wanted to end slavery by passive resistance. Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape by leading them through the Underground Railroad to the North or to Canada. The powerful effects of these African Americans and others led to the end of