Ch. 15.2 The Abolitionists

Which definition best fits the word abolition?

• writing about personal feelings
• describing the westward movement
• ending discrimination against women
• ending slavery

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

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

• antislavery movement
• free education
• prohibition
• women's right to vote

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass
• Harriet Tubman
• Sojourner Truth
• William Lloyd Garrison

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

• John Russwurm
• Frederick Douglass
• Samuel Cornish
• William Lloyd Garrison

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

An abolitionist newspaper.

• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• The Liberator
• revival
• Horace Mann

A book portraying the cruelty of slavery.

• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• The Liberator
• revival
• Horace Mann

Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm started Freedom's Journal, the country's first __________________.

• African American newspaper
• anti-slavery publication
• pro-slavery newspaper
• spiritual review

In 1830, free African-American leaders held an antislavery convention in which city?

• Baltimore
• Chicago
• New York City
• Philadelphia