WorksheetsThe Abolition Movement
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 26mins
Who escaped slavery and fled to the North, became a conductor of the Underground Railroad and freed over 300 slaves?
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglas
Which of the following individuals was a former slave who published a newspaper titled “The North Star” which spoke about the evils of slavery?
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Shared his personal testimony of being a slave himself, he made listeners realize the brutality and horrors of slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Benjamin Rush
What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common?
They were both runaway slaves.
They will be on the $20 bill.
They were both presidents.
They both died in Washington D.C.
Abolitionists believed slavery...
was morally wrong.
was great for America.
would stay here forever.
would eventually fade out.
____ was the movement to end slavery in America.
The Suffrage Movement
The Abolition Movement
The Emancipation Movement
The Citizen's Rights Movement
Which abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?
Ms Cerroo
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Which abolitionist wrote 'The Liberator' Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Angelina Grimke
William Lloyd Garrison
Who wrote the Anti-Slavery newspaper “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
What is an Abolitionist?
A person who wants to abolish slavery forever
A immigrant to the USA from Poland
A person of high breeding and class
A person born into a political family
______________ was the movement to end slavery in America.
The Suffrage Movement
The Abolition Movement
The Emancipation Movement
The Citizen's Rights Movement
A series of hiding places where those who were escaping slavery traveled.
conductor
suffrage
abolition
underground railroad
Which of the following words means that a person is devoted to the interests of one region over those of a country as a whole?
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
The North
The South
The West
Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.
North
South
West
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to slavery and helped increase abolition.
The Underground Railroad
The Scarlet Letter
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
What was John Brown's goal in planning the raid at Harper's Ferry?
arm the slaves to free themselves
teach slaves how to read and write
kill the slave owners
organize peaceful protests
What was the outcome of John Brown's trial?
found not guilty and released
found guilty and then released
found guilty and sentenced to life in prison
found guilty and hanged
Why did southerners get angry when John Brown was executed?
they believed him to be a hero
they were angry that the north treated him like a martyr
he was hanged, but his men were set free
they thought he should have been shot instead of hanged
Frederick Douglass was a highly regarded orator, what is an orator?
a public speaker
a writer
a teacher
role model
Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?
It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.
It inspired the growth of social reform movements.
It led to the industrialization of northern cities
It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.
The Second Great Awakening was:
a religious revival
emphasized every one is equal in God's eyes
supported the American Revolution
all of the above
The Second Great Awakening:
was a revival in the 1700's
encouraged people to improve society
was led by George Washington
supported slavery
