Social Studies 8 Module 15 Lessons 3 & 4 Reading Quiz Redemption

  Which of these is a contribution William Lloyd Garrison made to the abolition movement?

• He wrote narratives that exposed the cruel experiences he faced as a former slave.

• He founded an organization dedicated to establishing colonies of freed slaves in Africa.

• He traveled through the United States to preach the truth about slavery and women’s rights.

• He led a group that wanted immediate emancipation and racial equality for African Americans.

a former slave, played an active role in the abolitionist movement by writing autobiographies that were intended to show the injustices of slavery

• Elihu Embree

• Robert Finley

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Why did Harriet Tubman first become involved with the Underground Railroad?

• She had successfully escaped slavery and she vowed to return to help free her family.

• She came from a slaveholding family but she disagreed with her parents’ support of slavery.

• She was the daughter of a Quaker minister who taught her to be devoted to the abolitionist cause.

• She claimed that God had called her to travel through the United States and preach the truth about slavery.

was the most famous and daring conductor on the Underground Railroad

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison 

Which of these actions did Congress take concerning slavery between 1836 and 1844?

• voted to allow southern states to leave the Union

• passed a constitutional amendment that eliminated slavery

• declared the use of the Underground Railroad to be unconstitutional

• used a gag rule to block members from discussing antislavery petitions

The BLANK banned slavery in most of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase  

• Wilmot Proviso

• Free-Soil Party

• Mexican Cession

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following correctly describes the effect that slave narratives and antislavery novels, such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, had on the abolitionist movement?

• They did not benefit the abolitionist movement because the authors had little firsthand knowledge of slavery.

• They did not benefit the abolitionist movement because most people saw them as tales rather than true stories.

• They did benefit the abolitionist movement because they lowered tensions over slavery, especially in the South.

• They did benefit the abolitionist movement because they informed and educated people on the hardships of slavery