Abolitionist History Quiz

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who worked to get rid of slavery in the United States

• Someone who supported slavery

• A person who wrote books about slavery

• A person who traveled the Underground Railroad

Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Truth Sojourner

What was Frederick Douglass known for despite his lack of formal education?

• Writing poetry

• Speaking and writing wonderfully

• Painting

• Singing

What did the Fugitive Slave Act make legal?

• Freeing slaves in the South

• Capturing a slave in a free state and taking them back to their owner

• Educating slaves

• Allowing slaves to vote

What newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison first publish in 1831?

• The Emancipator

• The Liberator

• The Freedom Journal

• The North Star

What was one way slaves escaped from their owners?

• By ship

• Through the Underground Railroad

• By airplane

• By car

Which city might have been a station on the Underground Railroad?

• New York City

• Topeka, Kansas

• Los Angeles

• Miami

Who was the first black woman to challenge a white man in court and win?

• Harriet Tubman

• Truth Sojourner

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

Where were slaves on the Underground Railroad trying to cross into?

• Mexico

• Canada

• Europe

• South America

What was the main goal of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods

• To help slaves escape to freedom

• To build railroads

• To educate children