Abolitionist Movement Quiz

Who was the author of the famous anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Charles Dickens

• Jane Austen

• Mark Twain

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was the name of the famous African American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became a leader in the abolitionist movement?

• Harriet Tubman

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

Which famous abolitionist founded the newspaper 'The Liberator' and was a key figure in the fight against slavery?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• John Brown

What was the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada?

• Aboveground Railway

• Underground Railroad

• Overground Highway

• Underwater Pathway

Who was the prominent African American abolitionist and women's rights activist who delivered the famous 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech?

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

Which abolitionist was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the name of the political party formed in the 1850s that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Green Party

• Whig Party

Who was the first African American to be elected to the United States Senate and was a prominent abolitionist?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Harriet Tubman

Which famous abolitionist and former slave published his autobiography 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Harriet Tubman

What was the name of the movement that sought to end the institution of slavery and was active primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries?

• Anti-Abolitionist Campaign

• Slavery Preservation Society

• Pro-Slavery Movement

• Abolitionist Movement