PPT-New York Quakers and Slavery

Early Voices Many Friends Quakers purchased and traded slaves This created a conflict between their property rights own slaves and their religious beliefs NY Friends New York Quakers did not own a large number of slaves. Integrated Literacy Assignment. GLCEs . 5-UI.4.1 Describe the convergence of Europeans, American Indians and Africans in North America after 1492 from the perspective of these three groups. . 5 . – UI. 4.4 Describe the Columbian Exchange and its impact on Europeans, American Indians, and Africans. . Dr. Gary Richards. Key Dates in American (Later U.S.) Slavery . to . 1840. 1492. Christopher Columbus, exploring under the Spanish flag, arrives in the Caribbean and immediately assesses the viability of natives being used for forced labor. Over the next decade, however, as European disease decimates native populations, it becomes clear that other labor sources will be needed to meet European demands.. (especially prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the . abolition.  of slavery in the U.S. .. Abolition: . the legal prohibition and ending of slavery . Abolitionist Movement. During the first half of the 1800s, the national abolition movement—the movement to end slavery—gathered strength. Children and the Question of Freedom . The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. , 1845. "You are loosed from your moorings, and are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip! You are freedom's swift-winged angels, that fly round the world; I am confined in bands of iron! O that I were free! O, that I were on one of your gallant decks, and under your protecting wing! Alas! betwixt me and you, the turbid waters roll. Go on, go on. O that I could also go! Could I but swim! If I could fly! O, why was I born a man, of whom to make a brute! . What does it mean to . “reform”. ?. If you could change one thing for the better in our country, what would it be and why?. Explain your response in at least 3 lines. Abolition. Movement to ABOLISH (end) slavery. http://trilogy.haverford.edu/speccoll/quakersandslavery/commentary/organizations/underground_railroad.php Quakers and the Underground Railroad: Myths and Realities By Christopher Densmore Curator, Who are the Quakers?. Why were they important in the 17. th. & 18. th. Centuries?. Where did Quaker worship originate?. The official name of the Quakers in the Religious society of Friends.. It began in the 1650’s as a breakaway movement.. Colonial America: 1587-1770. England Seizes the Dutch Colonies. 1497- John Cabot claims all land b/t Newfoundland and Florida for England. 1664- King Charles II gave brother James (Duke of York) a grant w/ New Netherland in it!. 1660 is a year of political and religious turmoil in England. The monarchy has been re-established after the execution of Charles I and the . Interregnum . – when Oliver Cromwell ruled the nation.. New York, New Jersey, Delaware Dutch. 1634: Maryland Catholics. 1681: Pennsylvania Quakers (pacifists, egalitarians). All become heterogeneous very quickly. See . p. . 55 for traits. New York. Settling the Middle . The official religion of England in the 1600’s was the Church of England. However, some people wanted to join other Christian churches, such as the Puritans and the Quakers. These other churches were considered illegal and people could be put in jail for joining them. . - Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass. “I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.” . Collin Duggan & Will Summerall. What Was the Industrial Revolution? . It was a period of rapid growth with breakthroughs in water powered machines and high production.. Hand powered machines were not efficient enough to fill large orders so a man named Richard Arkwright came up with a revolutionary idea . Identify. key abolitionists. Understand. their beliefs and actions. Key abolitionists. Read through the sheet on your abolitionist and define any words you do not understand (either with your phone or with the dictionaries on the bookcase).