Abolitionist and Suffrage Movement

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.

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

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian

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.

Suffrage Movement

• The movement to gain the right to vote for women.

• The movement to end slavery.

• The movement to gain citizenship for black males.

• The movement to outlaw alcohol.

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

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

• True
• False

Which phrase correctly defines “suffrage”?

• the right to work

• the right to vote

• the right to education

• the right to own property