Abolitionism Quiz

_____ ____________ is the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means.

________ _____ : people who have a certain concern or belief in common.

Match the following abolitionists with their accomplishments:

• Conductor on the Underground Rail

• Harriet Tubman

• Escaped from slavery in Maryland

• Abraham Lincoln

• Gave the "I Ain't a Woman" speech

• John Brown

• Led a raid in Harpers Ferry

• Sojourner Truth

• Passed the Emancipation Proclamation

• Fredrick Douglass

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War to free enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.
• A proclamation issued by President Jefferson Davis to free enslaved people
• A law passed by Congress to abolish slavery in the United States
• A treaty signed by the Confederate States to end slavery

By the mid-1800's, slavery existed only in the _____.

• North

• South

• East

• West

What was "The Liberator?"

• A movie

• The most influential movie about slavery

• The most influential antislavery newspaper

• A tv news program

How did Abraham Lincoln die?

• He was hung for treason

• He was run over by a horse

• He disappeared

• He was assassinated in Ford's Theater

Who gave the "I Ain't A Woman" speech?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Martha Washington

• Bill Gates

What is an abolitionist?

• People who want to keep slavery in the South

• People who want to end slavery by setting up an independent colony

• People who want to stop or abolish slavery

• People in groups that practice denying equal rights

What was "The Liberator?"

• Famous News Channel

• A Magazine

• The most influential anti-slavery newspaper

• A Tabloid