WorksheetsAbolitionist Movement
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 48mins
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
Abolitionists believed slavery ___.
was morally wrong
was great for us
Would stay here forever
would eventually fade out
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin influential?
Campaign against slavery as a social issue.
Woman's rights
Slaves freedom
What does this picture represent?
Self-Reliance
Spirituality
Civil Disobedience
Temperance
She was born as a slave in Maryland; escaped from slavery; made 19 journeys to the South to help others escape; and never lost a slave during her journeys. She is ________________________
Frederick Douglas
Henry Brown
Harriet Tubman
How did the Underground Railroad help slaves to escape to freedom?
A train took slaves north to Canada
Slaves were able to hide in box cars and head out west
Conductors on trains led slaves to free land
It was a series of paths, safe houses, and secret hiding places that helped the slaves escape.
Famous speaker and writer who was an abolitionist and suffragist
Stanton
Douglass
Tubman
Anthony
____ was a former enslaved African American, and was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
When would Harriet Tubman travel?
at night
in the morning
in the afternoon
at dawn
The North Star was a _________.
book
magazine
newspaper
journal
In what state was Frederick and Harriet born in?
California
Alaska
South Carolina
Maryland
John Brown's Raid Occurred In What State?
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
True or False: John Brown's plan was a success.
True
False
How did John Brown’s raid impact the North?
They became sympathetic to his cause
Angery at him for starting a fight
They didn’t know about it
They thought it was funny
Am African American abolitionist and women's right activist who was an escaped slave. She is known for her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lucretia Mott
Sojourner Truth
An American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow slavery. He was known for the Bleeding Kansas Crisis of 1856 and later in 1859 he led a raid on the federal army arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Nat Turner
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
David Walker
Although abolitionism began as a moral and religious movement, it expanded into a wider ____________ movement.
political
westward
Southern
lower-taxes
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Rocky
Moses
Granny
Cat Woman
Many Southern white people in the 1850's believed that African Americans were....
superior
inferior
fun
smart
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book about _________
Living in the woods
How great slavery was
How terrible slavery was
The Civil War
Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the 13 colonies?
Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry
Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient
Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles
Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism
What group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
American Indians, because they view the plight of slaves as similar to their own
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?
Churches turned away from public politics and focused on religious issues
People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems
Religious leaders petitioned legislatures to extend suffrage to women
Politicians were encouraged to promote states rights rather than federal unity
