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WorksheetsAbolitionist Movement Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the primary focus of this newspaper?
advocating for the abolition of slavery
supporting political campaigns
reporting on general news
promoting women’s rights
What is Sojourner Truth known for?
her escape on the Underground Railroad
her work in the field of education reform
her role in the prison reform movement
her advocacy for women’s rights and abolition
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
"I, on the other hand, deny that the constitution guarantees the right to hold property in man, and believe that the way to abolish slavery in America is to vote such men into power as will use their powers for the abolition of slavery. This is the issue plainly stated, and you shall judge between us."
—Frederick Douglass, “The Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?”
According to the excerpt, what is Frederick Douglass’s belief regarding the U.S. Constitution and slavery?
a) The Constitution does not say people can be held as property.
b) The Constitution supports the right to enslave people.
c) The Constitution is neutral on the issue of slavery.
d) The Constitution fully abolishes slavery.
What type of event does this image depict?
a) an escape on the Underground Railroad
b) the daily lives of enslaved people
c) a rebellion of enslaved people
d) a religious gathering
Use this excerpt from a slave spiritual to answer the question.
"Nobody knows the trouble I’ve been through
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen
Glory hallelujah!"
What is the primary theme of this spiritual?
a) celebration
b) resistance
c) hardship and struggle
d) escape on the Underground Railroad
How did enslaved people resist slavery? Select the two correct answers.
a) organized rebellions
b) speaking in code language
c) silent protests and hunger strikes
d) written petitions to the government
e) breaking tools and working slowly
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
"When the slave ceases to perspire, as he often does when taxed beyond his strength, he falls to the ground and becomes entirely helpless. It is then the duty of the driver to drag him into the shade of the standing cotton or cane, or of a neighboring tree, where he dashes buckets of water upon him, and uses other means of bringing out perspiration again, when he is ordered to his place, and compelled to continue his labor."
—Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
What does this excerpt suggest about the lives of enslaved people?
a) They were well cared for by the drivers.
b) They were often pushed beyond their limits.
c) They were given quality medical care when needed.
d) They were allowed rest breaks to regain their strength.
This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by-
writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star in Rochester, NY
organizing the Underground Railroad
becoming the first African American senator
A person who works to end slavery is called...
Suffragist
Abolitionist
Capitalist
Humanist
Frederick Douglass' speeches and writings about slaves were believable to people because
he was a former governor of a southern state.
he was a former slave owner and treated slaves badly.
he was a former slave and experienced the conditions himself.
he was a former abolitionist who fought to end the Civil War.
What contribution did Harriet Tubman make to the anti-slavery movement?
As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, she led many fugitive slaves to freedom.
She lectured members of the American Anti-Slavery Society about the evils of slavery.
As the founder of a southern anti-slavery group, she helped stage many peaceful slave strikes.
She wrote many essays persuading southern slaveholders to join the abolition movement.
What secret group helped slaves escape to freedom?
Northern Lights
National Freedom Road
Underground Railroad
Confederates of America
This act fueled the antislavery cause across the nation
Judiciary Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Tariff of Abominations
Confiscation Act
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Rocky
Moses
Granny
Cat Woman
____ 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
Author of America as It Is- Pamphlets against Slavery
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
Lucretia Mott
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Father was a slaveholder, but believed that slavery was morally wrong and moved north to become Quakers.
Sarah Grimke
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony & Maria Mitchell
Angelina Grimke
