Chapter 15: Lesson 2

Chapter 15: Lesson 2

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Multiple Choice

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

• 1787 at the Constitutional Convention

• 1792 when George Washington was reelected president

• 1821 in an Ohio newspaper

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

Multiple Choice

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

• A constitutional amendment banning slavery would be needed.

• Each state could decide whether or not slavery was legal.

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

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

Multiple Choice

How did most African Americans live in the North?

• in poverty on farms

• in poverty in the cities

• moderately wealthily in cities

• moderately wealthily on farms

Multiple Choice

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

• Many African Americans did not trust the founders of the Society

• Most African Americans did not want to go to Africa.

• People could not clearly understand the principles of the

• The Society was not able to obtain support from Congress.

Multiple Choice

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

• antislavery movement

• free education

• prohibition

• women's right to vote

Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the word abolition?

• writing about personal feelings

• describing the westward movement

• ending discrimination against women

• ending slavery

Multiple Choice

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

• John Russwurm

• Frederick Douglass

• Samuel Cornish

• William Lloyd Garrison

Multiple Choice

What did the Grimké sisters do?

• founded the American Colonization Society

• were leaders in the Quaker religion

• spoke out against slavery

• started an abolitionist newspaper

Multiple Choice

The North Star was an antislavery newspaper edited by

• David Walker

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• Susan B. Anthony

Multiple Choice

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

• Dorothea Dix

• Harriet Tubman

• Sarah Grimké

• Sojourner Truth

Multiple Choice

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

• conductor

• leader

• preacher

• teacher

Multiple Choice

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison

Multiple Choice

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

• David Walker

• Elijah Lovejoy

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd Garrison

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