Understanding Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad

What was the primary goal of abolitionists during the era of slavery?

• To promote slavery

• To ignore the issues of slavery

• To end slavery immediately

• To write about slavery

What does 'abolish' generally mean in the context of slavery?

• To overlook

• To end

• To start

• To maintain

What was NOT a method used by the Underground Railroad?

• Help from abolitionists

• Secret routes

• Safe houses

• Actual underground tunnels

Who was involved in the operation of the Underground Railroad?

• Only white abolitionists

• Foreign governments

• Only black abolitionists

• Both black and white individuals

Which statement is true about Frederick Douglass?

• He supported slavery

• He escaped from slavery and helped others

• He never wrote any books

• He created the Underground Railroad

How did Frederick Douglass contribute to the anti-slavery movement?

• By ignoring the issues

• By becoming a president

• By writing influential works

• By creating laws

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

• It freed all slaves immediately

• It ended the Civil War

• It declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states

• It started the Civil War

What was Abraham Lincoln's view on slavery?

• He had no opinion on the matter

• He was indifferent

• He supported it as necessary

• He opposed it but saw it as constitutionally protected