The Abolitionists

How was your week?

• Great!

• Not too bad

• Not good

• Terrible

How did you spend most of your time?

• On my schoolwork

• Playing video games

• Taking care of my siblings

• Playing outside

What does "abolish" mean?

• To start a new movement

• To put an end to/get rid of something

• To continue along the same path

• None of the above

American abolitionists were most interested in...

• Continuing slavery

• Moving American slaves to Africa

• Ending the institution of slavery

• All of the above

Which religious group was at the forefront of pushing to abolish slavery?

• Muslims

• Jews

• Catholics

• Quakers

Why did the Africa "Colonization Plan" not succeed?

• Abolitionists had trouble raising money

• Most freed slaves wanted to stay and be free in America

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin...

• Showed people how important slavery was to the Southern economy

• Showed people why the North should bring back slavery

• Showed people how brutal slavery really was

• All of the above

Frederick Douglas was...

• The best known African American abolitionist

• Born into slavery in Maryland

• Escaped slavery in 1838

• All of the above

Sojourner Truth was famous for connecting the struggle to end slavery to women's rights

• True

• Fasle

African Americans traveling to freedom on the Underground Railroad...

• Travelled at night and hid during the day

• Moved North, away from the slave states

• Relied on "conductors" to guide them to freedom

• All of the above