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Abolition and Suffrage (SS4H4)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frederick Douglass did many things. Select 2 of the things that he did.

a)

wrote a book 7 years after his escape

b)

fought for the rights of women

c)

was a conductor on the Underground Railroad

d)

opened a book store as a stop on the Underground Railroad

e)

taught himself to read and write

2.

Harriet Tubman led ____ enslaved people to freedom.

a)

100

b)

300

c)

1,000

d)

50

3.

The Underground Railroad had all of the following EXCEPT

a)

it had places to hide

b)

it had underground tunnels

c)

it had "conductors," or people who helped

d)

it had homes known as "stations"

4.

Sojourner Truth was known for being an abolitionist as well as a suffragist.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Check ALL that apply. An abolitionist is a person who...

a)

believes slavery is evil

b)

owns slaves

c)

fights for women's rights

d)

wants to stop slavery

6.

What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton contribute to the women's suffrage movement?

a)

She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

b)

She was a school teacher for young girls in New York.

c)

She and Lucretia Mott held the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls.

d)

She started a college for women in the 1800s.

7.

What challenges did Susan B. Anthony face during the women's suffrage movement? Check ALL that apply.

a)

She was not allowed to speak at public meetings.

b)

She could not go to the grocery store without a man.

c)

She could not become a teacher because she was a woman.

d)

As a teacher, she was only paid one-fourth the amount of a male teacher's salary.

8.

What amendment did Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and many other important suffragists work to get ratified in 1920?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

9.

A suffragist is a person who...

a)

wants to end slavery

b)

wants to give all people (including women) the right to vote

c)

wants to allow men to vote

d)

wants women to suffer

10.

Sojourner Truth began her life as a slave. What did she contribute to the abolitionist movement?

a)

She travelled around the country and spoke about inequality.

b)

She wrote a book 7 years after her escape.

c)

She created the Underground Railroad.

d)

She organized the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls.