Chapter 16 terms
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe wrote the famous abolitionist book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book caused more problems between the North and South. Has been called the greatest American propaganda novel ever written. Its publication helped to bring about the Civil War.
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)
A militant abolitionist, he became editor of the Boston publication, The Liberator, in 1831. While he was editor, The Liberator gained national fame and notoriety due to his use of inflammatory language. He attacked everything from slave holders to moderate abolitionists, and was in favor of northern secession.
Denmark Vesey
Vesey was a mulatto who bought his own freedom. He inspired a group of slaves to seize Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. One of them betrayed him and he and his thirty-seven followers were hanged before the revolt started.
Nat Turner's Insurrection
1831 A slave uprising. A group of 60 slaves led by Nat Turner, who......
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