Quiz on American Abolitionism

Who was Frederick Douglass?

• A prominent American journalist

• An African American born into slavery who became an antislavery activist

• A Supreme Court judge

• A famous novelist

What was William Lloyd Garrison best known for?

• Writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Leading John Brown's Raid

• Editing The Liberator newspaper

• Passing the Missouri Compromise

What did Sojourner Truth do after New York declared itself a free state?

• She moved to another state

• She sued to get her son back

• She became a journalist

• She started a school

How did Harriet Tubman contribute to abolitionism?

• By writing books

• By helping slaves escape on the Underground Railroad

• By leading a raid

• By passing laws

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• A law that ended slavery

• A law that admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

• A decision that allowed all states to choose slavery

• A treaty with Native Americans

What did the Compromise of 1850 include?

• Admission of California as a free state

• The start of the Civil War

• The end of the Underground Railroad

• The creation of Kansas and Nebraska

What was Harriet Beecher Stowe known for?

• Writing about the injustices of slavery

• Leading a slave rebellion

• Passing the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Being a Supreme Court judge

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow?

• The end of slavery in all states

• Each territory to decide on slavery

• The admission of California as a free state

• The start of the Civil War

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

• Slavery was abolished

• Black people could not be citizens

• The Underground Railroad was legalized

• Kansas became a free state

What did John Brown hope to achieve with his raid on Harper's Ferry?

• To start a peaceful protest

• To supply weapons to slaves and freedom fighters

• To write a book about slavery

• To become a Supreme Court judge