Gallopade Abolitionist/Suffrage

What was the abolitionist movement?

• A massive effort to end or abolish slavery in the U.S.

• Cruel and inhumane punishment

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A secret network of people and places to help get slaves from the south to free states in the north or to Canada.

• A secret train station to help American Indians to get to reservations.

Who was Fredrick Douglass, and what did he do?

• He worked for emancipation of slaves on the Underground Railroad.

• He was an escaped slave who made anti-slavery speeches, and promoted increased rights from African Americans and women.

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• She was an escaped slave who returned South to lead hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

• She created a secure right to vote.

Who was Sojourner Truth?

• She wrote an anti-slavery newspaper about slaves in the Underground Railroad.

• An escaped slave who became an abolitionist and spoke out for women's rights and equality.

What is suffrage?

• The right to vote.

• The right to run away from slavery.

What was the suffrage movement?

• A movement designed to bring about better rights for women, including the right to vote.

• A movement that believed that men and women were not created equal and should not have the same rights.

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

• A convention to show your religious beliefs and that women should have no rights.

• A meeting of more than 300 people designed to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.

Who wrote the Declaration of Sentiments?

• Fredrick Douglass

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who was Susan B. Anthony?

• She worked along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to start the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.

• Former slave who spoke out to improve rights of African Americans and women.