Causes of the Civil War/ Anti Slavery Movement

What issue did people disagree about during the Anti Slavery Movement?

• Slavery

• Taxation

• Women's suffrage

• Industrialization

Some people felt that slaves were needed to grow ________.

• cash crops

• vegetables

• flowers

• trees

People who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery were called what?

• abolitionists

• secessionists

• loyalists

• industrialists

Abolitionists were which of the following?

• Only white men

• Only African American men

• White, free African Americans, men and women

• Only women

The abolitionist movement grew quickly in which decades?

• 1830s and 1840s

• 1850s and 1860s

• 1790s and 1800s

• 1900s and 1910s

Some abolitionists worked together to help slaves _________.

• escape to freedom

• find new jobs in the South

• become plantation owners

• fight in the Civil War

What was the system formed by abolitionists to help slaves escape called?

• Underground Railroad

• Freedom Trail

• Emancipation Network

• Liberty Line

The Underground Railroad was a series of ________ and ________ for slaves to travel through.

• escape routes; hiding places

• train tracks; stations

• roads; bridges

• tunnels; safe houses

Attempting to escape slavery took great ________. (Fill in the blank)

• courage

• luck

• wealth

• height

What happened to runaways who were caught?

• They were punished and returned to slavery.

• They were given freedom and land.

• They were sent to another country.

• They were made leaders in the community.