Term

American Colonization Society

Definition

A group of wealthy white northern abolitionists who wanted to free slaves and send them back to Africa (voluntarily). The colony founded by them is Liberia, and they did not believe that whites and non whites could coexist peacefully. They are significant because they demonstrate the wide spectrum of abolitionism, with ties to polygenesis....

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Antietam

Definition

Fought on September 17th, 1862, in Maryland, and it took place during the Civil War. It was the bloodiest single day in American history, with 23000 dead and even more injured. The significance of Antietam was that it was considered a turning point of the American Civil War, and it led to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation....

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“Black Codes”

Definition

Laws passed in southern states to restrict the rights of newly freed African American citizens. The significance was that it revealed southern resistance to Emancipation and abolition efforts.