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The Abolition Movement

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who escaped slavery and fled to the North, became a conductor of the Underground Railroad and freed over 300 slaves?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Frederick Douglas

2.

Which of the following individuals was a former slave who published a newspaper titled “The North Star” which spoke about the evils of slavery?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harriet Tubman

3.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
4.

Shared his personal testimony of being a slave himself, he made listeners realize the brutality and horrors of slavery

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

John Brown

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Benjamin Rush

5.

What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common?

a)

They were both runaway slaves.

b)

They will be on the $20 bill.

c)

They were both presidents.

d)

They both died in Washington D.C.

6.

Abolitionists believed slavery...

a)

was morally wrong.

b)

was great for America.

c)

would stay here forever.

d)

would eventually fade out.

7.

____ was the movement to end slavery in America.

a)

The Suffrage Movement

b)

The Abolition Movement

c)

The Emancipation Movement

d)

The Citizen's Rights Movement

8.

Which abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?

a)

Ms Cerroo

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

9.

Which abolitionist wrote 'The Liberator' Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

10.
Shared his personal testimony of being a slave himself, he made listeners realize the brutality and horrors of slavery
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
John Brown
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Benjamin Rush
11.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Angelina Grimke

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

12.

Who wrote the Anti-Slavery newspaper “The Liberator”?

a)

John Brown

b)

Angelina Grimke

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

13.

The creator of the first abolition newspaper was...

a)

Jesse Thomas

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

James Tallmadge

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

What is an Abolitionist?

a)

A person who wants to abolish slavery forever

b)

A immigrant to the USA from Poland

c)

A person of high breeding and class

d)

A person born into a political family

15.

______________ was the movement to end slavery in America.

a)

The Suffrage Movement

b)

The Abolition Movement

c)

The Emancipation Movement

d)

The Citizen's Rights Movement

16.

A series of hiding places where those who were escaping slavery traveled.

a)

conductor

b)

suffrage

c)

abolition

d)

underground railroad

17.

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?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

18.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

19.

Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

20.

This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to slavery and helped increase abolition.

a)

The Underground Railroad

b)

The Scarlet Letter

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

21.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
22.

What was John Brown's goal in planning the raid at Harper's Ferry?

a)

arm the slaves to free themselves

b)

teach slaves how to read and write

c)

kill the slave owners

d)

organize peaceful protests

23.

What was the outcome of John Brown's trial?

a)

found not guilty and released

b)

found guilty and then released

c)

found guilty and sentenced to life in prison

d)

found guilty and hanged

24.

Why did southerners get angry when John Brown was executed?

a)

they believed him to be a hero

b)

they were angry that the north treated him like a martyr

c)

he was hanged, but his men were set free

d)

they thought he should have been shot instead of hanged

25.

Frederick Douglass was a highly regarded orator, what is an orator?

a)

a public speaker

b)

a writer

c)

a teacher

d)

role model

26.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
27.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

28.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written shortly after this law was passed.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
29.

The Second Great Awakening was:

a)

a religious revival

b)

emphasized every one is equal in God's eyes

c)

supported the American Revolution

d)

all of the above

30.

The Second Great Awakening:

a)

was a revival in the 1700's

b)

encouraged people to improve society

c)

was led by George Washington

d)

supported slavery