Abolition Movement Quiz

What does the term "abolition" mean?

• A complete doing away with

• A partial reduction

• An increase in activity

• A temporary pause

What was the main goal of the abolition movement?

• To outlaw slavery

• To promote industrialization

• To expand territories

• To increase taxes

Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

• A radical white abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator

• A famous Civil War general

• An inventor of the steam engine

• A 19th-century poet

What was the main demand of William Lloyd Garrison regarding slavery?

• Gradual emancipation with compensation to slave owners

• Immediate emancipation without compensation to slave owners

• Emancipation only for children of slaves

• Emancipation only in the northern states

Who was Frederick Douglass?

• A famous scientist known for his work on electricity

• A writer and speaker who escaped slavery and started an anti-slavery newspaper

• A military leader during the Civil War

• A politician who became the President of the United States

What was the name of the anti-slavery newspaper started by Frederick Douglass?

• The Freedom Star

• The North Star

• The Liberty Bell

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Who was David Walker?

• A free African-American who encouraged slaves to use violence for freedom

• A slave owner who advocated for peaceful negotiations

• A politician who supported the continuation of slavery

• A religious leader who preached patience and prayer

What was David Walker's position on how slaves should gain freedom?

• He believed in waiting for God or slave owners to end slavery

• He encouraged the use of violence to gain freedom

• He supported peaceful protests and negotiations

• He advocated for legal reforms and petitions

What is depicted in the image related to David Walker?

• A map of slave trade routes

• A portrait of David Walker and his influential pamphlet

• A diagram of the abolitionist movement

• A timeline of the Civil War

What does the term "Antebellum" refer to?

• The period after the American Civil War

• The time period before the American Civil War

• The time period during the American Civil War

• The time period during World War I