3. Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from 1775 to 1800. Thesis: In the years following the Revolutionary war, many people began develop an abolitionist stance on slavery, yet at the same time, women gained virtually nothing in terms of legal rights. I. Slavery A. Declaration of Independence – “All men are created equal” 1.
Lincoln also proposed military action on slavery by passing the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 that made not one slave free from the South. Also the election of 1864 would of gone in the hands of the other candidate if Lincoln didn’t win the Civil War by the end of the year. All of these events lead to the assassination
According to Bowles, 2011, American History 1865 to present End of Isolation, The Black Codes codified some of these feelings into law when in 1865 southern state governments created legislation that restricted and controlled the lives of the ex-slaves. These differed among states, but the Black Codes all shared some general provisions. African Americans could marry, but they outlawed intermarriage between the races. State governments prohibited African Americans from carrying guns, and they could not engage in work other than farming. Some of the codes restricted their travel.
However with this increase of power came a group of southerners led by an ex-confederate forming the Ku Klux Klan in 1867. There were many efforts made to be given equality to the African American and amongst them were three amendments laid during the Progressive era, they were amendments 13,14 and 15. The 13th amendment abolished slavery (1865), the 14th amendment gave them equal protection (1868) and lastly the 15th amendment allowed men of whatever class to be given equal opportunity of vote regardless of social and financial status. Some of the other efforts made to the African Americans is the “40 acres and a mule” (1865) that were promised to them in after they were freed. The 40 acres that the newly freed African Americans were promised were to be used for farmland, and the mule were to be used for the plowing of the soil.
The lands north of the 36°30' parallel became free states and any land south of that line was a slave state, with the exception of Missouri. Then, in the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay’s proposal, favored also by Daniel Webster, gave concessions to the north in California’s admittance to the Union as a free state and abolishing slavery in D.C., and concessions to the south through the Fugitive Slave Act and protecting slavery in D.C. The Fugitive Slave Act required that any runaway slaves found in the south and in the north must be, under penalty of law, returned to their
The North angered the South by violating the Fugitive Slave Act by helping slaves escape. This helped fuel the Civil War. The United States dealt with slavery by allowing free and slave states, separating the nation. The United States Constitution Article 1, Section 9 states, “The Migration or Importation of such Persons [slaves] now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding Ten dollars for each Person….”. The United States permitted slavery into their country as long slave owners paid on tax on their property (slaves).
Therefore, slaves demanded leaders of the revolution to follow their self proclaimed creed and abolish slavery. Due to the American Revolution many slaves had not only gained their freedom but well challenged the question of slavery in America. Period of American Revolution is extremely significant in American history. During these times young country went through many changes that forever impacted her history. It is hard to overestimate the effects of on a political, social, economic life of every citizen.
Europeans started bringing African-Americans to America back in the mid -1500s. Two and a half centuries of slavery and segregation stop black men and women from exercising their rights. They were denied the right to vote and if they tried to vote they were either beaten or even killed for trying to do so. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was formed in 1909. It’s sole purpose was to try to abolish segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation and securing for African Americans their constitutional rights.
This continued until the civil war erupted in which slavery was a reason the war was fought. The North ended up winning the war and Lincoln abolished slavery. The era of reconstruction followed , as did the 14th and 15th amendments. Theses amendments gave African Americans the right to vote and basic civil rights. You would think life would get better for African Americans with these achievements however it did anything but that.
“The Gettysburg Address” vs. “I Have a Dream” Civil rights movements started long before knowing what equality of race was all about. Civil rights are defined as follows. “Civil rights are personal liberties that belong to an individual, owing to his or her status as a citizen or resident of a particular country or community”. In 1865, the thirteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States made slavery unlawful, as well as other forms of involuntary servitude. This coming just two years after Abraham Lincoln, gave his great speech.