Abolitionists

What was the Underground Railroad? 

• a group of people that helped slaves escape 
• a train that took slaves to safe places 
• a tunnel where people bought slaves 
• the home where Harriet Tubman grew up 

 An abolitionist works to end slavery. What does ABOLISH mean? 

• to start
• to continue
• to end
• to have fun

What was Harriet Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad? 

• conductor
• overseer
• stationmaster
• safehouse

Which of the following best explains why Douglass likely worked so hard to learn to read and write?

• He learned because he was curious about the world.
• He learned in the hopes of improving his life as a slave, if not total escape from slavery.
• He learned so that he may teach other slaves under Anthony’s control.
• He learned as a sort of revenge on his masters, who kept him in the dark.

A person who wants to end slavery is called __________________________________.

• Conductor
• Judge
• Abolitionist
• Justice

Frederick Douglass was a former slave. True or False

• True
• False

William Lloyd Garrison was the founder of which antislavery newspaper?

• The Examiner
• The Liberator
• The New York Times
• The Independence Gazette

John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____.

• Independence Square
• Truman Corners
• Harper's Ferry
• The Landing

Sojourner Truth preached to people about _____.

• evils of slavery and women's rights

• how to escape to freedom

• how to talk to slave owners

• how to bake bread

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin