Abolitionists

Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book about _________

• Living in the woods

• How great slavery was

• How terrible slavery was

• The Civil War

Who were "abolitionists"?

• People who supported slavery

• People who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery

• People who owned enslaved people

• People who wanted to expand slavery

John Brown's goal was to:

• Arm enslaved people and create a rebellion

• Use education to convince the South slavery was bad

• Use religion to fight for slavery

• Write a book to convince slavery should end

Which abolitionists were former slaves? Select all that apply.

• Frederick Douglass

• Angelina Grimké

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

In 1831, William Lloyd Garrison launched the most influential anti-slavery newspaper. What was the name of it?

• Freedom Journal

• The Liberator

• North Star

Where did slavery exist in the 1800s?

• North

• South

• Both

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

Which abolitionist was an "ultra Peace Man" and did NOT want a violent rebellion (at first) because of his Christian faith?

• David Walker

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Denmark Vesey

• Nat Turner

What was Frederick Douglass's role in the abolitionist movement?

• He was a powerful speaker and founded an antislavery paper.

• He did little to help the abolitionist movement.

• He personally ushered escaped slaves to Canada.

What was the name Frederick Douglass newspaper?

• Freedom Journal

• The Liberator

• North Star