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Chapter 15: Lesson 2

Chapter 15: Lesson 2

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Chapter 15: Lesson 2

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When did one of the first debates over slavery occur in the United States?

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1787 at the Constitutional Convention

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1792 when George Washington was reelected president

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1821 in an Ohio newspaper

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1832 with the formation of the New England Anti-Slavery Society

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Multiple Choice

What compromise was made in the 1700's in regard to slavery?

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A constitutional amendment banning slavery would be needed.

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Each state could decide whether or not slavery was legal.

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It was decided that at the turn of the century, slavery would be illegal.

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Slavery would only be allowed in certain states in the South.

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Multiple Choice

How did most African Americans live in the North?

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in poverty on farms

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in poverty in the cities

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moderately wealthily in cities

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moderately wealthily on farms

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Multiple Choice

What was one of the weaknesses of the American Colonization Society?

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Many African Americans did not trust the founders of the Society

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Most African Americans did not want to go to Africa.

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People could not clearly understand the principles of the

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The Society was not able to obtain support from Congress.

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Multiple Choice

By 1830, what was the most pressing social issue for reformers?

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antislavery movement

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free education

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prohibition

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women's right to vote

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Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the word abolition?

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writing about personal feelings

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describing the westward movement

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ending discrimination against women

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ending slavery

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Multiple Choice

Which famous African American abolitionist, speaker, and writer escaped from slavery as a runaway?

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John Russwurm

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Frederick Douglass

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Samuel Cornish

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Multiple Choice

What did the Grimké sisters do?

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founded the American Colonization Society

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were leaders in the Quaker religion

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spoke out against slavery

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started an abolitionist newspaper

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Multiple Choice

The North Star was an antislavery newspaper edited by

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David Walker

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Frederick Douglass

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Sojourner Truth

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Susan B. Anthony

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Multiple Choice

What was the name of the formerly enslaved African American who attracted huge crowds to hear her eloquent speeches?

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Dorothea Dix

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Harriet Tubman

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Sarah Grimké

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Sojourner Truth

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Multiple Choice

What was a person called who helped to guide the runaways through the Underground Railroad?

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conductor

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leader

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preacher

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teacher

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Multiple Choice

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

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Frederick Douglass

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Harriet Tubman

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Sojourner Truth

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Multiple Choice

Which abolitionist was shot and killed by angry whites while escaping his burning newspaper office?

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David Walker

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Elijah Lovejoy

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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William Lloyd Garrison

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