Abolitionist and Suffrage Movement

Why was Elizabeth Cady Stanton so important?

• She fought to have rights for women that were equal to men's rights.

• She fought against slavery.

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

• to help Southerners catch runaway slaves

• to give slaves the right to vote

• to stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories

• to eliminate slavery in the United States

Who is best known for his or her role in leading hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Sojourner Truth escaped slavery and became an abolitionist. She was famous for _____________________.

• writing books

• helping others on the underground railroad

• giving speeches and speaking to large groups of people

• publishing newspapers

Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth were all former slaves. They wanted to end slavery and believed in freedom for all. What is another word for freedom?

• chains

• flying

• grounded

• liberty

Frederick Douglas wrote a newspaper called

• The North Star

• The Liberator

• The Revolution

• The Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and then helped others do the same. How did she help?

• She gave them food and water

• She let them stay at her house

• She led slaves to help them escape on the Underground Railroad

• She drove the train that escaped slaves used to gain freedom.

Which phrase correctly defines “suffrage”?

• the right to work

• the right to vote

• the right to education

• the right to own property

What was the main goal of the women’s suffrage movement?

• to give women the right to own property

• to give African Americans the right to vote

• to elect a woman president

• to give women the right to vote

Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• Susan B. Anthony