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Alternate term for Congress opting to table antislavery
petitions
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Gag rule
Argument that slaves were well taken care of by their
masters
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Paternalism
Tool for appealing to Southern ministers in the 1830s
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Postal campaigns
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Opposition to slavery was controversial. Congress imposed a gag rule, avoiding the discussion by
tabling the antislavery petitions delivered to the capitol. Those who supported slavery argued that
slavery was valid on the basis of paternalism, essentially arguing that slave owners took good care of
slaves and improved their lives when compared to the opportunities available in Africa or in Northern
factories. Those who supported slavery were vehemently opposed to the postal campaigns of the
1830s, which sought to appeal to ministers in the South. Postal campaigns led to offers of significant
rewards for the capture of the funders of these campaigns, as well as violent mob activity in
Charleston, South Carolina.
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Many slaves, such as Frederick Douglass, opted for a nonviolent form of slave rebellion: escape. A
network known as the
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Underground Railroad
made it possible for
many thousands of people to secure freedom. One escaped slave,
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Harriet
Tubman
, became a leader of the organization. Her success spurred a group of
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angry planters
to offer a $40,000 reward for her capture, which proved unsuccessful.
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Many slaves escaped from their owners, seeing this as a nonviolent alternative to rebellion or revolt. A
network of free African Americans and whites known as the Underground Railroad helped facilitate the
escape of thousands of slaves to safety in Northern states or Canada. Harriet Tubman was an escaped
slave from Maryland who later became a leader of the Underground Railroad. Though the total number
of escaped slaves who traveled the secret route is not known, Tubman helped several hundred during
her tenure as leader. Her effectiveness led to a group of angry planters offering a $40,000 reward for
her capture; however, they were unsuccessful.
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