The Spirit of Reform Lesson 2: The Abolitionist Quick Check Quiz

In the mid-1800s, Northern states allowed slavery.

• True

• False

The goal of the American Colonization Society was to ____.

• expand slavery by buying more African Americans

• free enslaved African Americans and send them out of the country

• start a war between the Northern and Southern states

• oppose abolition through violence if necessary

Which statement is true about both William Lloyd Garrison and Sarah Grimk

• They came from Massachusetts

• They started newspapers

• They worked to end slavery

• They were African American

Which publication was a novel about life under slavery?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Liberator

• Freedom's Journal

• American Slavery As It Is

William Lloyd Garrison believed in gradual abolition.

• True

• False

____ is the most widely known African American abolitionist.

• John Russwurm

• Benjamin Lundy

• Frederick Douglass

• David Walker

Which statement reflects one goal Sojourner Truth worked toward?

• Women should have more rights.

• Slavery should continue in Northern states.

• African Americans should move to Liberia.

• Enslaved workers need more food.

The purpose of the Underground Railroad was to ____.

• bring fresh water to Southern communities

• allow people to travel safely during wars

• help enslaved people reach freedom in the North

• transport people to new homes in Liberia

Which argument did anti-abolitionists use?

 

• Enslaving people is not morally wrong.

• Enslaved people are well treated.

• Enslaving people will lead to war.

• Enslaved people should be sent to Africa.

Not all people in the North supported the abolitionist movement.

• True

• False