Abolitionist and Women's Suffrage Review

This is an excerpt of a speech given by a famous abolitionist at the Seneca Falls Convention:

"Many who have at last made the discovery that negros have some rights as well as other members of the human family, have yet to be convinced that woman is entitled to any."

Which former escaped slave turned abolitionist made this speech?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglass

• Elihu Embree

Which amendment to the Constitution that protected women's right to vote was finally passed in 1920, 72 years after the Seneca Falls Convention that first called for it?

• 15th

• 23rd`

• 19th

• 10th

What was the Seneca Falls Convention and why was it important?

• A meeting to discuss the abolition of slavery

• A convention to promote industrialization

• The first women's rights convention

• A gathering to plan the American Revolution

Who was Sojourner Truth and how did she contribute to the women's suffrage movement?

• She was a famous poet who wrote about women's rights.

• She spoke out on equality for Black women.

• She was a politician who passed laws for women's suffrage.

• She was a scientist who researched gender equality.

Who was William Lloyd Garrison and how did he contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• He was a politician who passed anti-slavery laws.

• He was a writer who published an anti-slavery newspaper.

• He was a soldier who fought in the Civil War.

• He was a businessman who funded abolitionist activities.

Who was Frederick Douglass and how did he contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• He was a former slave who became a leading abolitionist speaker.

• He was a plantation owner who freed his slaves.

• He was a lawyer who defended abolitionists in court.

• He was a teacher who educated children about slavery.

Who was Elihu Embree and how did he contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• He was a politician who passed anti-slavery laws.

• He was a publisher of an anti-slavery newspaper.

• He was a soldier who fought in the Civil War.

• He was a businessman who funded abolitionist activities.

Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the abolitionist movement?

• She was a nurse who cared for wounded soldiers.

• She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• She was a teacher who educated freed slaves.

• She was a politician who passed anti-slavery laws.

What methods did abolitionists use to spread the movement?

• They used social media to spread their message.

• They held secret meetings and protests.

• They published newspapers and gave speeches.

• They used television and radio broadcasts.

This poster announces a special meeting. Who would have most likely put up this poster during the Antebellum Era?

• an abolitionist

• a plantation owner

• a southern politician

• a slave trader