Summary: This reading goes over the timeline of slavery between the 1780's and 1800's. Large abolitionist groups were started in Britain, America, and France; Britain being the largest and most affluent group. These groups were generally made up of Quakers, only being augmented by other religious groups. Between 1780 and 1807 all of these petitions for the abolition of slave trading as well as slavery were in vain, other than a couple illustrations of slave ships causing a lot of people to join the cause. 1807 was the first time any government had accepted and agreed upon legal action, in 1807 Parliament made it illegal for British ships to transport slaves, a year later America also banned the slave trade. 1820 is when things took a new turn, many women decided to become proactive and formed many of their own anti-slavery groups, eventually turning in a petition with 1.3 million signatures, culminating in a meeting between all three countries most prominent abolitionists.
Q1: Women remained outside of politics for much of the beginning of America, what prompted this sudden surge, and why did this topic spark their interest?
Q2: Quakers were the original abolitionists due to their emphasis on equality, other religions such as Christianity have the "golden rule" treat others as you want to be treated, why were they not as interested/active in abolition?
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