abolitionist/suffrage movements. abolitionist those people that opposed and wanted to “abolish”...
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Abolitionist/Suffrage Movements
Abolitionist/Suffrage Movements
AbolitionistAbolitionistThose people that opposed and wanted to “abolish”
slavery.Those people that opposed and wanted to “abolish”
slavery.
Most abolitionists demanded immediate freeing of slaves.
Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong.
Abolition leaders included both men and women.
What were the main ideas expressed by the abolitionists?
Morally wrong
Cruel and inhumane
A violation of the principles of democracy
Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist leaders included both men and women.
What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement?
What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement?
Suffrage MovementSuffrage Movement
Supporters declared that “All men and WOMEN are created equal.”
Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights.
The movement was led by strong women who began their campaign before the Civil War and continued after the war had ended.
What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement?
Denied the right to vote
Denied educational opportunities, especially higher education.
Denied equal opportunities in business.
Limited in rights to own property.
Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights.
Isabel Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The movement was led by strong women...