Abolitionist Movement

Abolitionists demanded.....

• immediate freeing of slaves
• freedom to practice their religion
• equal rights for women

Abolitionists believed that....

• slavery should end gradually so as not to hurt southern economy
• slavery should be legal only in the south
• slavery was morally wrong, cruel, inhumane and undemocratic and slaves should be freed immediately

Which of the following was NOT an abolitionist leader?

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Frederick Douglass
• Patrick Henry
• Harriet Tubman

The abolitionist movement emerged in the....

• south
• northeast
• west

In his newspaper "The Liberator", this white abolitionist leader called for the immediate end to slavery, saying, "On this subject (slavery) I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation....I will not retreat a single inch - AND I WILL BE HEARD!"

• Frederick Douglass
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Thomas Paine

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders of the....

• abolitionist movement
• women's suffrage movement
• Republican party

True or False - Many leaders of the women's rights movement were also abolitionist.

• True
• False

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.

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.