HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: William Lloyd Garrison, Free Soil Party, Lewis Cass
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Gold was discovered in california: sutter"s fort, california, trading post with some defenses canon, gold discovered, near what is now sacramento, california, population (non-native american) went from 15,000 in 1848 to 200,000 in 1850. By 1850, californians formed a state government: california wanted to become a state free state. Democrats chose lewis cass as candidate: popular sovereignty, let the people decide (on whether or not to allow slavery in a territory or state) Benjamin franklin was an early one: was active when he was at the constitutional convention, the movement was not as nearly as strong at that time. The real difference was made in the movement in 1832: the american anti-slavery society was formed, william lloyd garrison. 23 years old when helped start the organization: formed in boston, massachusetts by a group of christian abolitionists, 62 people, half black and half white, garrison wrote that slavery was a sin.
