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Reformers (WHO AM I?)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHO AM I?

I was lucky enough to escape from my master. I became an abolitionist who also became the "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.

a)

Nat Turner

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

2.

WHO AM I?

I was a reformer especially for women. I organized a suffrage convention at Seneca Falls and helped author the Declaration of Sentiments.

a)

Dorthea Dix

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Soujourner Truth

d)

Susan B. Anthony

3.

WHO AM I?

I was U.S. Senator. Most people think of me as "The Great Compromiser." I worked on the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. Can't we all just get along?

a)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Henry Clay

4.

Who Am I?

I started a newspaper that was primarily for abolitionists. I also helped start an Anti-Slavery Society in New England. Slavery is evil!

a)

William Carney

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

5.

WHO AM I?

I have a "heart" for mentally ill, especially those in prison. With lots of determination, I was able to begin construction of 32 new institutions.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Dorthea Dix

d)

Sojourner Truth

6.

WHO AM I?

My sister and I believed in freeing the slaves. We were raised in the South and saw the situation first-hand. We are proud to be known as abolitionists.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Dorthea Dix

c)

Hansel and Gretel

d)

Grimke Sisters

7.

WHO AM I?

I think education is important. In fact, I campaigned for free education for all American children. I trained lots of teachers and eventually began the first Board of Education.

a)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Horace Mann

d)

John Brown

8.

WHO AM I?

I fought for the Confederacy and even became commander of the Confederate Army. Eventually, I had to surrender at Appomattox, which ended the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Daniel Webster

9.

WHO AM I?

I am gifted as an author and poet. I've written essays, novels, and even short stories. I'm actually known as the inventor of the modern detective story.

a)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

John James Audobon

d)

Edgar Allen Poe

10.

WHO AM I?

Why do people treat others like this? I escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist. I was gifted with opportunities to speak against issues of human rights and slavery.

a)

Soujourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Nat Turner

11.

WHO AM I?

I am proud to be an abolitionist! I might try to attempt a raid on Harper's Ferry in Virginia soon. Who know? They may kill me.

a)

John Brown

b)

John James Audobon

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Nat Turner

12.

WHO AM I?

I escaped slavery and am a passionate abolitionist. I wrote for the North Star and eventually gave Abe Lincoln some advice.

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

William Carney

d)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

13.

WHO AM I?

I'm proud to be a member of the Cherokee Nation! In fact, I created an alphabet for my people. You may know me best because I fought against the U.S. in the War of 1812.

a)

Wild Hare

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Tonto

d)

Sequoyah

14.

WHO AM I?

I was a representative and eventually a Senator from Massachutsetts. I opposed the War of 1812 (Warhawks!) and was considered a leader of the Federalist Party.

a)

John Adams

b)

John Calhoun

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Paul Revere

15.

WHO AM I?

I wrote as an abolitionist. Maybe my best work was Uncle Tom's Cabin.

a)

Dorthea Dix

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Harriet Tubman

16.

WHO AM I?

I believe we should live a life of religious devotion. Some would call me a Puritan. I wrote The House of Seven Gables and The Scarlett Letter.

a)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

17.

WHO AM I?

I was born into slavery and eventually became a preacher. My calling was to lead slaves to freedom. I think they may hang me.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

d)

Nat Turner

18.

WHO AM I?

I believe it's important to experience deep spiritual experiences. i used to be a preacher but I've since begun to write and lead the Transcendental Movement.

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

James Audobon

d)

Philip Bazaar

19.

WHO AM I?

Liz and I worked on women's rights. You might call it suffrage.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Dorthea Dix

d)

Susan B. Anthony

20.

WHO AM I?

I was a leader of the Transcendental Movement. I wrote books and poems calling for peaceful protests.

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

Robert E. Lee