Abolition Quiz

The term, Abolitionist means...

• To aid slaveholders in capturing slaves.
• To aid the end of slavery in the U.S. and create rights for former slaves.
• To aid slavecatchers.
• To aid how people should be treated better in the North.

The slave trade began with 700,000 slaves, but by pre-Civil War there were at least __________ slaves in the U.S.

• 2 million
• 800,000
• 750,000
• 4 million

The Underground Railroad was:

• A network of secret routes and safe houses starting in the South and ending in the North.
• A network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States.
• A network of well-known routes and safe houses used by many.
• A network of slaves going back and helping other slaves on a regular basis, saving over 2 million.

Pick which one is the TRUTH. The rest our MYTHS.

• Enslaved African Americans were not passive in their escapes. They planned and carried out their own escapes, usually alone.
• Most of the “workers” on the Underground Railroad were white abolitionists.
• Slaves made quilts that had specific symbols – or codes – that helped slaves escape. Slaves used the quilts since many of them were illiterate.
• Myth: All slaves who escaped went to the North.

There were two types of Abolitionists - those who wanted Freedom and Equality for all humans, and those who:

• There was only one type.
• Wanted them to return to the South.
• Didn't care what happened to slaves.
• Wanted former slaves to have rights, but not be able to integrate with society.

The main goal of the Underground Railroad was to escape to:

• Ohio
• Canada
• The Northwest Territories
• New York

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who:

• Complained about his new life in the North.
• Went into hiding in New York.
• Created a platform about returning to Africa.
• Spoke up about his experiences as a slave while living in the North.