Key Figures in the Reform Era

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Who was a prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Which event is considered the first women's rights convention in the United States? Options: The Boston Tea Party, The Seneca Falls Convention, The March on Washington, The Gettysburg Address

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The Seneca Falls Convention

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Who was the African American social reformer and abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement?

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Frederick Douglass

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Which Supreme Court case decision stated that African Americans could not be American citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court?

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Who was known for her work in prison reform and the treatment of the mentally ill during the Reform Era?

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Dorothea Dix

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Which abolitionist is famous for leading a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859?

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John Brown

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Who was a Quaker abolitionist and women's rights activist who helped found the American Anti-Slavery Society?

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Lucretia Mott

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Which activist is best known for her role in the women's suffrage movement and for co-founding the National Woman Suffrage Association?

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Susan B. Anthony

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What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement during the Reform Era?

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To end slavery

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Which of the following individuals was NOT directly involved in the abolitionist movement? Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Dred Scott, Dorothea Dix

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Dorothea Dix