The Abolitionists Movement

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Who were the abolitionists in the early 1800s?

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People who sought the end of slavery

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What did the American Colonization Society plan to do in 1816?

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Send free African Americans to Africa

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What was the name of the colony where the American Colonization Society sent free African Americans?

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Liberia

Front

Who started the newspaper called The Liberator?

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William Lloyd Garrison

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What was Frederick Douglass known for?

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Being a powerful speaker

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What did abolitionists risk to help African Americans escape slavery?

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Prison and death

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What guided escaping African Americans in the direction of freedom?

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The North Star

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Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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What was the main goal of the reform movement in the early and mid-1800s?

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To give new life to the antislavery cause

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What was the reaction of some white abolitionists towards free African Americans?

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They worried about their effect on society