Abolitionist Movement Quiz

What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement?

• To raise money to free individuals from slavery one at a time

• To end slavery immediately without compensation

• To encourage slave owners to treat enslaved people better

• To gradually emancipate all enslaved people

Why did the new abolitionists believe slavery was wrong on many different levels?

• Because it was legal according to the Declaration of Independence

• Because it encouraged moral behavior in owners of enslaved people

• Because it went against the rights for all men set forth in the Declaration of Independence and was seen as sinful

• Because it was an efficient system for the economy

What did William Lloyd Garrison do to support the abolitionist movement?

• He moved from Charleston to Philadelphia to fight slavery

• He founded the antislavery newspaper The Liberator

• He wrote the 'The North Star Song'

• He petitioned Congress to end slavery

Which of the following was a contribution of white women to the abolitionist movement?

• They founded the antislavery newspaper The Liberator

• Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké moved from the South to the North to fight slavery

• They wrote the 'The North Star Song'

• They petitioned Congress to raise money for freeing slaves

What was the name of the newspaper that Frederick Douglass started in 1848?

• The Liberator

• North Star

• The Freedom Journal

• The Emancipator

Which book is considered one of the most important slave narratives authored by a woman?

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

• Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation

• The History of Mary Prince

Who was the first African American to deliver an address to the Massachusetts legislature?

• Frederick Douglass

• Charles Lenox Remond

• Sojourner Truth

• Robert Purvis

What new name did the African American abolitionist, who escaped to freedom in 1826, take?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Isabella Baumfree

• Harriet Jacobs

Which work did Fanny Kemble publish that provided important and detailed accounts of slavery and life in the antebellum South?

• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

• Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation

• The History of Mary Prince

What was the Underground Railroad?

• An actual railroad used by enslaved people to escape

• A series of escape routes and safe hiding places for enslaved people

• A pamphlet written by David Walker to encourage rebellion

• A network of trains operated by abolitionists