Slavery and Abolitionists

The voyage slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean

• Middle Passage
• Manifest Destiny
• Crossing the Delaware
• Option 4

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

• to give them diseases
• to provide more workers for the plantations
• to spread christianity

Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage?

• Disgusting, dehumanizing conditions
• The Journey took 2-4 months
• The individuals were given plenty of room and food

Which of one these statements is incorrect about slavery?

• Slaves had the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
• Slaves worked on cotton plantations.
• Sometimes the children of slaves were separated from their parents.

What was the primary goal of Nat Turner's rebellion?

• To escape to the North and gain freedom
• To end slavery and free all African Americans in the area
• To steal valuables from the plantation owners

Who was the famous abolitionist who published the Liberator?

• Harriet Tubman
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Fredrick Douglas

Who was the ex-slave who wrote the North Star newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans to better their lives?

• Harriet Tubman
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Fredrick Douglas

I helped slaves escape to freedom using the underground railroad

• Harriet Tubman
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Fredrick Douglas

Slavery happened mostly in the

• South
• North
• East

Abolitionists wanted to end

• Women voting
• The Civil War
• Slavery