The Abolitionists wanted all the slaves to be freed, and slavery to be outlawed.
The Civil War was fought between the North (who wanted to abolish slavery) and the South (who wanted to keep slavery). President Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union, but eventually decided to work to free the slaves. He passed the Emancipation Proclamation which was supposed to free the slaves. However, the loopholes in the document actually freed no slaves. After the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era began. New laws were passed to give rights to slaves. The first one, the 13th amendment, officially freed the slaves from all types of servitude. There were about 4 million slaves freed in total.
Nobody forced Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves, he just saw that slavery was not right so he wanted to end it.
Most states never freed the slaves. The North started to ban slavery across all of the Northern states. The South never wanted to ban the slavery then. Thats one of the causes of the Civil war. When Abraham Lincoln become the president he, banned slavery. Some people didn't care about the law and still went with it, they soon went to jail. Hope this helpeddd.(: The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the rebellious southern states on January 1, 1863. The 14th Amendment freed the rest in 1865.
The plan to return freed slaves to Africa was called Back-to-Africa movement.
After the abolition of slavery, many newly freed slaves wanted to return to Africa. As they had no way of knowing how to get back to exactly from whence they came, the nation of Liberia was established.
They wanted to BE FREED FROM SLAVERY
Quakers supported the settlement of freed slaves in Africa as part of the anti-slavery movement. They believed it was important to provide opportunities for freed slaves to create new lives free from oppression and to promote their self-sufficiency. Additionally, they wanted to support efforts to establish communities where freed slaves could live independently and not face discrimination.
They wanted to keep freemen away from slaves. (Apex)
They wanted to keep freemen away from slaves
The Abolitionists wanted all the slaves to be freed, and slavery to be outlawed.
what was the return to Africa like for the freed slaves this is not an answer.
Members of the American Colonization Society wanted to send freed slaves to Africa because they believed that it would be a solution to racial tensions in the United States. They also wanted to encourage the spread of Christianity and Western civilization in Africa through the establishment of a colony for freed slaves.
to make a homeland for freed slaves in Africa
The Ottoman Empire stopped slavery in Africa. Slavery was abolished from Africa in the year of 1847. In the US, slavery was abolished in 1865.
The Civil War was over slavery. The North was against it and the south was for slavery. The North won so all the slaves were freed.
The Civil War was fought between the North (who wanted to abolish slavery) and the South (who wanted to keep slavery). President Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union, but eventually decided to work to free the slaves. He passed the Emancipation Proclamation which was supposed to free the slaves. However, the loopholes in the document actually freed no slaves. After the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era began. New laws were passed to give rights to slaves. The first one, the 13th amendment, officially freed the slaves from all types of servitude. There were about 4 million slaves freed in total.