Abolitionist quiz

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

She was born as a slave in Maryland; escaped from slavery; made 19 journeys to the South to help others escape; and never lost a slave during her journeys. She is ________________________

• Frederick Douglas

• Henry Brown

• Harriet Tubman

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.

Slavery happened mostly in the

• North

• South

• East

• West

Who is this important abolitionist?

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

Who resorted to violence to end slavery?

• John Brown
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Harriet Tubman
• Dred Scott

What does emancipation mean?

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