Suffrage & Abolitionist Movement (SS4H4)

Abolitionists worked to (more than one answer)

• give women the right to vote.

• grow as much cotton as possible.

• make slavery popular in every state.

• put an end to slavery.

How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?

• She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
• She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
• She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
• She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.

One of the goals of the women's suffrage movement was to

• give women the right to work.
• allow women to attend church.
• give women the right to vote.
• get women out of schools.

Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition( ending slavery) and women's rights?

• Harriet Tubman

• Lucretia Mott

• Sojourner Truth

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What is something that Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common? (more than one answer)

• They disagreed with slavery

• They felt women should have rights, for example, the right to vote

• They felt slavery was okay

• They agreed that women should NOT have a voice or vote

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian

She was born as a slave in Maryland; escaped from slavery; made 19 journeys to the South to help others escape; and never lost a slave during her journeys. She is ________________________

• Frederick Douglas

• Henry Brown

• Harriet Tubman

Which of the following individuals was a former slave who published a newspaper titled “The North Star” which spoke about the evils of slavery?

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

How did the Underground Railroad help slaves to escape to freedom?

• A train took slaves north to Canada

• Slaves were able to hide in box cars and head out west

• Conductors on trains led slaves to free land

• It was a series of paths, safe houses, and secret hiding places that helped the slaves escape.

Why is the 19th Amendment referred to as the Susan B. Anthony amendment?

**19th amendment gave women the right to vote

• She worked hard to get it passed

• She signed the amendment

• She was elected to office and wrote the amendment

• She wrote to her Senator and asked the Senator to name the 19th amendment after her