The Abolitionists Movement

Who were the abolitionists in the early 1800s?

• People who benefited from slavery

• People who were indifferent to slavery

• People who sought the end of slavery

• People who supported slavery

What did the American Colonization Society plan to do in 1816?

• Abolish slavery in the United States

• Create the Underground Railroad

• Send free African Americans to Africa

• Start a new newspaper

What was the name of the colony where the American Colonization Society sent free African Americans?

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Liberia

• Canada

Who started the newspaper called The Liberator?

• Frederick Douglass

• An unknown abolitionist

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

What was Frederick Douglass known for?

• Founding the American Colonization Society

• Creating the Underground Railroad

• Inventing the North Star

• Being a powerful speaker

What did abolitionists risk to help African Americans escape slavery?

• Prison and death

• Money

• Public approval

• Their jobs

What guided escaping African Americans in the direction of freedom?

• Signals from friends

• The river

• Maps

• The North Star

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman

• An unknown person

What was the main goal of the reform movement in the early and mid-1800s?

• To promote education

• To end poverty

• To support industrialization

• To give new life to the antislavery cause

What was the reaction of some white abolitionists towards free African Americans?

• They worried about their effect on society

• They wanted to send them back to slavery

• They fully supported their rights

• They were indifferent