Reading Quiz Unit 2 USH

abolition

what - the movement of that sought to end slavery in the country. where - The united states when - the colonial era until the american civil war. why - the main goal of the abolitionist movement was the ban slavery and emancipate all enslaved people. significance - since the united states got freedom from the british, they wanted to get freedom for enslaved people.

free black

who - free black population in the North and south what- after the revolution the free black population grew because of abolition in the north, voluntary releases of slavery, and the escape of many slaves. where - the United States. when - 18th century (1790 almost 60,000 free African Americans ) significance - free communities had their own churches, schools, and leaders. these free black communities created a haven for fugitives. in almost every state except a few, free black men who met taxpaying or property qualifications were able to enjoy the right to vote. in the north a couple of free blacks were formed in the political nation.

republican motherhood

what - women were responsible for the early education of boys who would one day become voting citizens. when - 18th century significance - even though republican motherhood ruled out direct female involvement in politics, it encouraged the expansion of educational opportunities for women so that they could impart political wisdom to their children. also reinforced the trend of “companionate marriage” a voluntary union held by affection rather than male authority. also encouraged sons to civic interest and par

coverature

a wife is her husbands property and doesn’t have any rights to her children and can’t control real property.Property law in the 1700's that states that women are legally property of fathers until 21 or marriage, and then she's the property of her husband. Despite Jefferson's ideals of natural equality, this property law illustrates the lack of political equality for anyone who didn't hold property. The only people who could legally vote was an economically independent citizen

ladies association

created by esther reed and sarah franklin they raised funds that assisted american soldiers. they called for “women of america” to name a treasurer who would collect funds and forward them to the governors wife. showed how the revolution was propelling women into new forms of public activism. (19th century in philadelphia) it was the first national historic preservation organization and is the oldest womens patriotic society.

james otis

A colonial writer from Massachusetts whose pamphlets did much to popularize the idea that Parliament lacked the authority to tax the colonies and regulate their commerce. Otis wrote of blacks not as examples of the loss of rights awaiting free Americans,but as flesh and blood British subjects. Otis was hardly typical of patriot leaders. (1760s)

samuel sewall

Samuel Sewall, a Boston merchant, published The Selling of Joseph in 1700, the first antislavery tract printed in America. All "the sons of Adam," Sewall insisted, were entitled to "have equal right unto liberty." During the course of the 18th century, antislavery sentiments had spread among Pennsylvania's Quakers, whose belief that all persons possessed the divine "inner light" made them particularly receptive. However, it was during the revolutionary era that slavery for the first time became a focus of public debate.