Abolitionists Review

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

• to give slaves the right to vote

• to help Southerners catch runaway slaves

• to stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories

• to eliminate slavery in the United States

Which person wrote the anti-slavery newspaper called The North Star and allowed slaves escaping using the Underground Railroad to stay in his home?

• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

Which person is described below?

helped found the New England Anti-Slavery Society to end slavery in New England

wrote an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator to end slavery everywhere

used The Liberator to bring attention to political events and the plight of slaves

argued for a complete and immediate end to slavery, with no compromises

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Abolitionists wanted to end slavery for multiple reasons.

Which argument against slavery does the text below here best support?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Slavery is morally wrong.

• Slavery is a violation of the principles of democracy.

• Slavery is cruel and inhumane.

Choose the phrases that describe Harriet Tubman.

• Spoke out in favor of women's rights

• Led enslaved African Americans to freedom on the Underground Railroad

• Abolitionist and former slave

• Returned to slave territory to rescue family members

• famous speaker with a booming voice and tall frame

Choose the phrases that describe Sojourner Truth

• Spoke out in favor of women's rights

• led enslaved African Americans to freedom on the Underground Railroad

• abolitionist and former slave

• Returned to slave territory to rescue family members.

• Famous speaker with a booming voice and a tall frame.