Abolitionists

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

• mechanical reaper
• steam boat
• cotton gin
• interchangeable parts

What literary work did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Gone With the Wind
• Up From Slavery
• North and South

What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?

• Seneca Falls Convention
• National Freedom Road
• Underground Railroad
• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Dredd Scott Decision
• Fugitive Slave Law

The abolitionists worked to

• give women the right to vote.
  
• grow as much cotton as possible.
  
• make slavery popular in every state.
  
• put an end to slavery.

Who was the famous abolitionist who published the Liberator?

• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglass 
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 

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

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

• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Sojourner Truth
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who wrote the North Star newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?

• Fredrick Douglass
• Phyllis  Wheatley
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• William Lloyd Garrison

What does emancipation mean?

• to allow someone to vote
• to free someone from slavery
• to make someone a slave
• to ban someone from voting