WorksheetsAbolitionist Movement Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the primary goal of early antislavery societies in America?
a)
To end slavery immediately
b)
To phase out slavery gradually
c)
To increase the slave trade
d)
To support the South's economy
2.
Who founded the newspaper called the Genius of Universal Emancipation in Ohio?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Benjamin Lundy
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
3.
Which Quaker individual felt deeply moved by the suffering of enslaved people?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Benjamin Lundy
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
4.
What did William Lloyd Garrison call for in his newspaper The Liberator?
a)
A gradual end to slavery
b)
Immediate end to slavery
c)
Expansion of slave trade
d)
Abolition of the American Anti-Slavery Society
5.
Where did the Grimké sisters move to in order to advocate for abolition and women's rights?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Maryland
c)
New York
d)
Philadelphia
6.
Where was Frederick Douglass born into slavery?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New York
c)
South Carolina
d)
Maryland
7.
What network helped enslaved people escape to the North?
a)
Overground Railroad
b)
Side Road Alliance
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Freedom Highway
8.
What was the main concern of white Southerners regarding abolition?
a)
Threat to their way of life
b)
Economic benefits
c)
Support for abolition
d)
Fear of integration
9.
What did most white Northerners worry about in relation to freed African Americans?
a)
Integration into society
b)
Loss of enslaved labor
c)
Preservation of Southern economy
d)
Continuing the slave trade
10.
How many times did Elijah Lovejoy's antislavery newspaper offices get wrecked by angry mobs?
a)
Four
b)
Two
c)
Five
d)
Three
11.
Who was the best-known African American abolitionist?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Benjamin Lundy
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
12.
What did the American Anti-Slavery Society have by 1838?
a)
100 local branches
b)
50 local branches
c)
500 local branches
d)
1,000 local branches
13.
The New England Anti-Slavery Society was started in which year?
a)
1832
b)
1821
c)
1838
d)
1831
14.
What newspaper did Frederick Douglass edit?
a)
The Liberator
b)
The Genius of Universal Emancipation
c)
North Star
d)
Underground Railroad Gazette
15.
Who was killed when his antislavery newspaper office was set on fire by a mob?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Benjamin Lundy
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
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