Abolitionist Movement Quiz

Which types of people were abolitionists?

• Young

• Men

• White

• All of the above

How did Harriet Beecher Stowe contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• She published an anti-slavery newspaper.

• She wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

• She lectured about slavery and women’s rights.

• She founded the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Which group of people did NOT start the Underground Railroad?

• Enslaved people

• White abolitionists

• Plantation owners

• Free African Americans

True or False? All abolitionists wanted change to happen peacefully.

• True

• False

ALL abolitionists

• were freed slaves.

• gave speeches.

• wrote in newspapers.

• wanted slavery to end.

Who was a freed slave who gave speeches to large audiences about slavery and women’s rights?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Sarah Grimké

• Harriet Beecher Stowe