Unit 5 Ch. 1 Quizizz - Bayou Bridges

What did Olaudah Equiano do to help end slavery?

• He wrote a book about his experiences as a slave.

• He helped design the city of Washington, D.C.

• He sued his owner for his freedom.

• He wrote letters to the president urging him to end slavery.

What was Elizabeth Freeman's main argument in her lawsuit against her owner?

• She argued that slavery was illegal in Massachusetts.

• She argued that she was a free woman because she was born in Africa.

• She argued that she had worked hard and deserved her freedom.

• She argued that her owner had promised to free her.

How did Benjamin Banneker advocate for equality?

• He wrote a book about his observations of the stars.

• He helped design the city of Washington, D.C.

• He wrote letters to Thomas Jefferson urging him to end slavery.

• He sued his owner for his freedom.

The main purpose of state constitutions is to:

• define rules for the structure and function of the state government

• provide guidelines for federal government operations

• establish international treaties

• regulate local businesses

Some of the early abolitionists who helped shape the first, original state governments were:

• Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Banneker, and Elizabeth Freeman

• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant

• Paul Revere and John Smith

The work of early abolitionists changed the way people thought about slavery by:

• ignoring the issue of slavery

• promoting the economic benefits of slavery

• showing the horrors of slavery and encouraging people to fight for its end

• supporting the continuation of slavery

What amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

A complete end to slavery

• abolition
• abolitionist
• emancipation
• dehumanization

People who tried to end slavery were called

• overseers

• nurses

• abolitionists

• plantations

What is an example of a Civil Liberty?

• The right to own a house

• The right to go to school

• The right to privacy
• The right to free speech