Abolition

Match the following abolitionists with their description:

• from SC, wrote American Slavery As It Is

• Angelina and Sarah Grimke

• published anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star

• Frederick Douglass

• published anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator

• Harriet Tubman

• helped slaves escape on Underground Railroad

• William Lloyd Garrison

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

Abolitionists believed slavery ___.

• was morally wrong

• was great for us

• Would stay here forever

• would eventually fade out

Wrote The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper. Formed the American Anti-Slavery Society.

• "Fredrick Douglass"
• "John Brown"
• "Harriet Beecher Stowe"
• "William Lloyd Garrison"

Who was the ex-slave who wrote the North Star newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans to better their lives?

• Fredrick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• William Lloyd Garrison

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

How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?

• It showed Northerners the ugliness and brutality of slavery.
• It provided no credibility to the movement
• It taught many slaves how to read
• It actually hurt the movement by upsetting Southerners

Suffrage is another word

• Limiting alcohol consumption

• Limiting voting rights

• Encouraging alcohol consumption

• Expanding voting rights

Which group was the first to call to an end to slavery?

• American Indians
• Quakers
• British loyalists
• Puritans