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| Sectionalism | Different parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures (as the North, South and West). This can lead to conflict. |
| Nullification Crisis | Argument between South Carolina and the federal government regarding the role of national government |
| William Lloyd Garrison | In 1831 formed anti-slavery newspaper the Liberator -Brought revolutionary philosophy to the anti-slavery movement to view slavery from the black perspective. |
| Frederick Douglass | A former slave who escaped to the North and became active in the abolitionist movement. He was a determined campaigner against both slavery and racial prejudice. Started anti-slavery newspaper "The North Star". |
| Gabriel Prosser | A literate slave who planned a large rebellion in Richmond in 1800. Information on his plan was also leaked and he was arrested along with 25 followers, and all were hanged in punishment. In response, Virginia placed laws on free slaves and prohibited their education to avoid similar rebellions. |
| David Walker | Free black who, in his 1829 work Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. Encouraged slaves to fight for their freedom rather than wait for the end of slavery. |
| John Brown | John Brown was a radical abolitionist who violently attacked slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre against proslavery settlers in Kansas in 1856 and the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 |
| Nat Turner | an educated slave and minister who led a bloody slave uprising in 1831 at Southampton VA |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | A prominent advocate of women's rights, organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott |
| Susan B. Anthony | One of the first female rights activists, leader at the Seneca Falls Convention. Founded the National Woman Suffrage Assoc. |
| Sojourner Truth | Runaway slave who traveled the nation speaking on abolition. Spoke at Seneca Falls Convention. |
| Lucretia Mott | Prominent abolitionist and woman's rights activist throughout the 19th century. |
| Sarah Grimke | Abolitionist daughter of a South Carolina slaveholder also fought for rights of women. Wrote "Letters on the Equality of the Sexes". |
