North/South and Reform

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

Choose the following statement about the Underground Railroad that is NOT correct.

• The "Underground Railroad" was a system of secret escape routes leading from the South to free states in the North or in Canada.

• The "Underground Railroad" was a series of underground tunnels and overland trains that served as escape routes for runaway slaves

• "Conductors" or helpers along the Underground Railroad, led slaves from one hiding place to the next.

• Harriett Tubman and Levi Coffin played key roles

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

• True
• False

Who were the wealthiest members of southern society?

• Plantation owners

• Yeoman

• Slaves

• Women

Who made up the majority of southern farmers?

• Plantation owners

• Yeoman

• Slaves

• Native Americans

Click ALL that apply. These are characteristics found in the South.

• Slave labor

• Cotton Kingdom

• Factories

• Immigrants flooding in

This reformer brought people to tears with his powerful speeches. Wrote the newspaper the North Star.

• F. Douglass

• W. Lloyd Garrison

• John Brown

• Levi Coffin

Which of the following was NOT one of the three largest groups of immigrants coming to U.S. in 1850's.

• Irish

• Polish

• Germans

• British

Click ALL that apply. Which of the following are the three principles of education most states adopted in 1800s?

• Schools supported by taxes

• ALL children go to school

• Teachers are trained

• K-12 curriculum

This reformer is often credited with the 19th amendment.

• Lucretia Mott

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman