The Abolitionists

Who left a wealthy slave-owning family in South Carolina to become an Abolitionist?

• Angelina Grimke
• Frederick Douglass
• John Brown
• Elijah Lovejoy

Who started an anti-slavery newspaper known as "The Liberator"?

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Angelina Grimke
• Frederick Douglass
• John Brown

Who ran away from slavery and became a powerful anti-slavery speaker alongside William Lloyd Garrison?

• Angelina Grimke
• Harriet Tubman
• Elijah Lovejoy
• Frederick Douglass

Who ran away from slavery and became a guide on the Underground Railroad?

• John Brown
• Angelina Grimke
• Frederick Douglass
• Harriet Tubman

Who decided to dedicate his life to Abolition following the murder of anti-slavery journalist Elijah Lovejoy?

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Angelina Grimke
• John Brown
• Frederick Douglass

William Lloyd Garrison thought the best way to convince Southerners to abolish slavery was to

• force the Southern states to secede
• convince them that slavery was sinful
• show them that they would make more profits without slaves
• have them replace slaves with Irish immigrants

Angelina Grimke opposed slavery because it would 

• destroy the souls of the slaveholders
• never be profitable
• violate the Constitution
• encourage more immigration from Ireland

Who convinced Frederick Douglass to start speaking about his experience as a slave?

• Angelina Grimke
• Elijah Lovejoy
• John Brown
• William Lloyd Garrison

Who believed that violence may be the only way to end slavery?

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Harriet Tubman
• John Brown
• Angelina Grimke

Why was Angelina Grimke's role in the Abolitionist movement controversial?

• She proposed arming the slaves.
• She proposed hauling the slaves to Africa.
• She was in favor of moving slaves into  Northern factory jobs
• She spoke in public, which wasn't proper for a woman.