Gallopade Checkpoint 16

Which person's name belongs in the center of the graphic organizer?

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

Abolitionists wanted to end slavery for multiple reasons. Which argument against slavery does the text shown here best support?

• Slavery is a violation of the principles of democracy.

• Slavery is cruel and inhumane.

• Slavery is morally wrong.

In what direction did most slaves travel to seek freedom?

• north over land or water to free states and Canada

• east by ocean voyage to England

• south by land or water to Florida

• west by land to the undecided territories

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Harriet Tubman

,

(b) Sojourner Truth

,

(c) Both Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth

• former slave

• spoke out in favor of women's rights

• returned to slave territory to rescue family members

• famous speaker with a booming voice and tall frame

• abolitionist

• led enslaved African Americans to freedom on the Underground Railroad

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

• to stop the spread of slavery into new U.S. territories

• to eliminate slavery in the United States

• to give enslaved people the right to vote

• to help Southerners catch former slaves

Which person:

• -helped found the New England Anti-Slavery Society to end slavery in New England

• -wrote and anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator to end slavery everywhere

• -use The Liberator to bring attention to political events and the plight of enslaved African Americans

• -argued for a complete and immediate end to slavery, with no compromise

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass