The Abolition Movement

What would someone who argued that slavery was morally wrong say about why slavery should end?

• Everyone is equal and should be allowed human rights

• Slavery is necessary

• Slaves should not be considered human

• Slaves were not treated too badly

What is an abolitionist

• Someone who wants to violently free enslaved people

• Someone who promotes the expansion of slavery

• Someone who advocates for the end of slavery

Who wrote “The Liberator”

• John Brown

• Angelina Grimke

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

The creator of the first abolition newspaper was

• Jesse Thomas
• William Lloyd Garrison
• James Tallmadge
• Abraham Lincoln

Abolitionists believed slavery ___.

• was morally wrong

• was great for us

• Would stay here forever

• would eventually fade out

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian

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____ was a former enslaved African American, and was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Susan B. Anthony

• Frederick Douglass

When did slavery start and end in the United States?

• started in 1795 ended in 1890

• started in 1600's ended in 1700's

• started in 1600's ended in 1865

• started in 1850 ended in 1950

Which religious group is often recognized as one of the first to speak out against slavery?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Jews

• Protestants

William Lloyd Garrison...

• lead hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

• Wrote the Liberator newspaper, and worked for emancipation of all enslaved African-Americans

• Wrote the North Star newspaper, and worked for rights for African Americans and women.