The Prison Reform Movement

In 1849 Harriet gained freedom and decided to help people in the same position she was in. Although she had already gained freedom she returned many times to help free her family and other slaves. Harriet became known as the “conductor” of the Underground Railroad which was a secret network of safe houses designed for helping people escape slavery. She also worked as a spy for the Union during the Civil War. After the end of the Civil War, Tubman continued to help slaves and other people who needed it.

Harriet Tubman made this happen because she knew what the slave owners were doing to them was wrong and they wanted a better life for themselves so they took matters in their own hands and were willing to risk their life to be free from all the hatred, pain and despair. Abolitionist use three effective methods for making a case against slavery which was public announcement, War and escaping. Which causes people to stand up for what is right even know it can get them killed or

Harriet Tubman traveled down to the south and led slaves out of oppression. Harriet and many other escaped slaves helped start a method of escape called the underground railroad. This of course, contrary to popular belief, was not an actual railroad; nor was it underground. The underground railroad was a series of routes from the north to the south. These routes went to either northern slave-free states or to Canada.

The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival that began in the late 18th century and continued until the middle of the 19th century. It occurred mostly in the United States but spread to other countries as well. It was best known for its large camp meetings that led a remarkable number of people to convert to Christianity. This was done through an enthusiastic style of preaching and audience participation. The Second Great Awakening included roles for white women and African Americans in the Christian religion.

Tubman started helping with the Underground Railroad. She helped to bring slaves north. During the 1850s, Tubman returned to the South many times to help free other slaves. In all, she rescued about 300 slaves. She managed to get every one of them to the free North.

Democratic Ideals Expansion DBQ Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Common Good, Justice, and Equality. Diversity, Truth, and Patriotism. These words and phrases are considered core democratic values by the United States. The question of the matter is whether these democratic ideals were supposed to be expanded by reformers during the time of 1825-1850.

In Adam Goodheart’s article “Moses’ Last Exodus,” he tells Harriet Tubman’s story of the Underground Railroad. He explains how her leadership skills and hopefulness allowed her to be successful in making twelve dozen trips to North in order to save her family and fellow slaves. In Paul Donnelly’s article “Harriet Tubman’s a great raid,” he told us about fellow abolitionists who supported Harriet Tubman’s abolition movement and they played a role in the emancipation proclamation. Such as Thomas Higginson, governor John Andrews of Massachusetts, David Hunter, General Rufus Saxton, Lincoln , Robert E. Lee, Captain Brayton, and Captain Hoyt. After reading these two articles, I found out more about how certain events led up to the Emancipation

Another person who greatly helped the slave abolition movement was Amos Bronson Alcott. He was a transcendentalist who was also an author and an

During the 18th and 19th century, there were two main movements in America in regard to slavery. One being the antislavery movement from 1750 to 1860, and the other being the abolitionist movement from 1830 to 1860. These two movements had many differences, yet few similarities as they swept across the United States. While both movements were somewhat motivated by religion, abolitionists focused more on the brutality of slavery and its ethical implications. The antislavery movement, on the other hand, was motivated primarily by economic and political reasons as their main objective was the gradual removal of slaves to other countries through a colonization movement.

Undoubtedly, Harriet Tubman was the most influential abolitionist of the early to mid-1800s.  Born a slave in 1820, Tubman escaped her plantation in 1849, and returned 19 times to rescue over 300 enslaved people.  Tubman was called “Black Moses” because she, like Moses of the Old Testament, led her people out of persecution and into freedom. She had narcolepsy (a mental disorder that causes one to fall asleep randomly) but still served as a nurse, a scout, and a spy for the Union during the Civil War.  

There were many different approaches to slavery and some were violent. Nat Turner, among other violent African slave rebellionist, gathered weapons and men and began to start a rebellion to slavery. Although, most slaves took a violent approach others like Harriet Tubman began to free slaves through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was a major contribution to the freeing of slaves through her background, her escape, her influence in the underground railroad and her legacy. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist who used the Underground Railroad as a way to lead slaves out of slavery.

Another cause of its growth was sectionalism-- Northern opposition to slavery was aggravated by the South's relentlessness in its implementation of slavery and anti-black laws, such as the Seaman's Act of 1822, in which black crewmen arriving in Charleston would be jailed until departure. Open slave resistance also helped the abolitionist cause, such as Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy in 1822 and Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831. As a result of these, the call for the end of American slavery gained popularity among intellectuals as well. Important political figures such as Abraham Lincoln,

The Underground Railroad was helpful to slaves because it helped them escape and be free. Slaves not only wanted to be free they also wanted their families to be free. The Underground Railroad did just that. The Underground Railroad was not underground nor a railroad it was just called underground because of its secretive nature and railroad because of the emerging transportation. Harriet Tubman was a women who wanted to be free!

Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, and William Still are all excellent examples of people who value this theme, because they all devoted themselves to the undertaking of liberating slaves. While many generous individuals assisted runaway slaves in their own manner, the combined efforts of the Underground Railroad strongly pushed towards the abolition of

The underground railroad gave slaves the opportunity to become free. The underground d railroad was made in 1850 by Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. Abraham Lincoln was going to make the law to end slavery but first they had to go through a war which 650,000 United States soldiers died.