Did anyone ever try to stop slavery? And who were they?

Answer 1

harriet tubman, abraham lincoln, and pretty much abolitionists

Answer 2

The question is to general to give all the answers, because obviously there were thousands upon thousands of people who took active roles in ending slavery. However, a lot of people don't know that the Republican Party was formed in 1854 and that is PRIMARY GOAL was the elimination of slavery.

The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Acts broke the agreements and the stalemate between the slave and the free states, a balance that had been working, albeit with great difficulty, for many decades. The slave states were gaining even more power and pushing to bring more slave states into the Union. Unwilling to allow the rampant expansion of slavery, political parties of the time put down their differences and met together to form a new party.

The Democrats were the strongest party, and many of those who did not support slavery believed that it was a matter to be determined state-by-state, not by the congress or by the Federal government. The other parties - Whigs, Free-Soilers, Know-Nothings, Free Democrats - get together almost exclusively because of a desire to end the expansion of slavery, and form what came to be call the Republican Party. Although these groups differered on many things, they knew that they must merge or individually they would be too weak to prevent that spread of slavery.

The new party was only called Republican in 7 states in 1854, the others states calling it other thigns or keeping their former names. It was hard for Whigs, especially, to give up their old party because it had been strong in its day and had a great tradition. But between 1854 and 1856 the Republican Party became stronger, and although they didn't win a majority, they had become the second party behind the Democrats. BY 1860 they had gained majority power.

Lincoln was the first Republican Party President.

Without the hated of slavery the Republican Party would not have been formed, and their platform was dedicated, first and foremost, to the elimination of slavery. Their fast rise to power (just 6 years from inception to power) shows that the support for abolition was very, very strong.

Answer 3

I guess you might say Moses did since he lead the Hebrews out of bondage in Egypt, although records from other civilizations record that the Hebrews had slaves several generations later.
In England, Pitt stood against slavery and eventually saw the practice banned in England in the 1790's.
In the United States, various groups and entities were interested in preventing and abolishing slavery before the first African slaves arrived. People were opposed for two reasons. People were opposed for moral reasons. People were opposed because they did not want another race to compete with and thought if slavery did not thrive they would be better of as laborers.
If this is the time period you are interested in, then there are plenty of sources to identify individuals who were abolitionists prior to the WBTS.

Answer 4

Yes (in the United States). "Abolitionists" (Black and white Americans) were politically active and helped slaves to escape to freedom. Some well known abolitionists are Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison and John Brown. Certain religious groups were also opposed to slavery (the Quakers and Universal Unitarians (?)). Individual slaves themselves frequently engaged in acts of resistance. Harriet Tubman is probably the best known example of a slave who not only freed herself, but countless others.

Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have conducted the Civil War in large part to end slavery.

Answer 5

Believe it or not, one of the most staunch abolitionists in the United States was Robert E. Lee.

Though, he did it for the wrong reasons.

One of the earliest anti-slavery champions was Moses, followed by an army of others throughout the years. There have always been people who have known that slavery is wrong and have tried to stop it in one way or another.

Answer 6

They were known as abolitionists, and included men and women from all walks of life and from every state in the Union. We've established an Abolition Hall of Fame in Peterboro, New York, home of abolitionist Garret Smith. The second set of inductees were installed this past summer.

Answer 7

In what context and time frame. Slavery has been a Human condition for many thousands of years and continues today in some areas of the world. It is a broad subject and requires specific information.

Answer 8

Actually, at a plantation here in Florida, we were 6 months to a year from freeing the slaves - economically

as capitalists - is was better to pay them and let them fend for themselves, rather than have to provide for them

that's what employers do to us today - what's the least they
can pay - ALL OF US!

Answer 9

Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas and the Union Army.
I'm sure there were many others.

Answer 10

There were many many people who tried to help. If you are doing a project or report, you should begin by doing research on the Underground Railroad. Good luck

Answer 11

If no one had, wouldn't slavery be going on in America right now?