Elizabeth+Roberts


 * Name**: Elizabeth Roberts


 * Date of Birth**: June 19, 1782


 * Gender**: Female


 * Race**: Caucasian


 * Family Members:** Courtney Roberts (cousin)


 * Occupation**: Teacher of African American Children


 * Current State of Residence**: Boston, MA


 * Hometown (City and State)**: London, England


 * Political Views:** I would have voted for Democratic - Republican Thomas Jefferson the because Federalist John Adams was against immigrants.


 * Political Views on Current Issues:**
 * **Native American Removal** - I believe that the Indians are scary, but this problem could be solved. Yes, they are blood-thirsty and are out to kill us. Yes, I am worried that they will hang me on a stake and dance around me with hatchets then burn me alive. Still, I am against the removal. I think that we should take care of the Indians and make sure that they are tamed. They are wild animals now, but with our help, they could turn from blood-thirsty animals to semi-civilized human beings.
 * **Fugitive Slave Act** - I believe that the Fugitive Slave Act is terrible! I have recently read the book //Uncle Tom's Cabin// and it caused me to be more aware of the terrible ways that slaves are treated. Now that I have read it, I am a huge abolitionist. Recently, I was ordered to chase a "Fugitive Slave" all the way from Boston to Maine. I was very upset to have to chase a fugitive slave since I am an abolitionist. I am completely opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act.
 * **Civil War** - I believe that slavery is completely wrong. I think that we should have it abolished and our nation should come together as one. There is no need for states to secede. My husband is fighting for the Union as we speak. I would like to become a camp follower and join him. Now that Abraham Lincoln has been inaugurated, slavery can be abolished forever!


 * Favorite Activities and Interests:** I enjoy creating quilts, making maple sugar, reading, going to cattle shows, and watching haying matches.


 * Nineteenth Century Reform Movement:** I have heard that a woman named Dorothea Dix is trying to start a reform movement. It is involving people with mental illnesses. I agree that people with mental illnesses should not be housed around paupers and criminals. They need to stay still in a dark room so that the "craziness" can leave their bodies.

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