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Abolitionism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group taught that it was a sin for a human to own another?

a)

Quakers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Politicians

d)

slaves

2.

In the 1820s, Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm set up an abolitionist newspaper. What was the name of it?

a)

Freedom Journal

b)

The Liberator

c)

North Star

3.

Why did Northern mill owners, bankers, merchants and northern workers opposed abolition?

a)

ending slavery would be a threat to their livelihood

b)

they depended on the south for cotton

c)

workers felt African Americans would take their job and work for low pay

4.

What did some people do to stop abolition?

a)

broke up antislavery meeting

b)

attacked the homes of abolitionists

c)

created pro-slavery newspapers

5.

What did southerners accuse abolitionists of doing?

a)

helping slaves to read and write

b)

helping slaves escape

c)

preaching violence

6.

Someone who wants to end slavery is called

a)

An Abolitionist

b)

A Conservationist

c)

A Southerner

7.

This was the name given to the route of safe houses or "stations" to freedom for slaves

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Liberator Locations

8.

This brave former slave, returned to the South countless times to help other slaves escape to freedom

a)

Soyjoyner Truth

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Harriet Tubman

9.

At most, how many runaway slaves are successful each year?

a)

2,000

b)

1,000

c)

100

d)

none

10.

What former slave abolitionist, failed at least twice to escape before he was successful at gaining his freedom?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Fredrick Douglas

11.

Which US President invited Frederick Douglass to the White House?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Jackson

c)

Washington

12.

After only the Bible, this book is the best selling of the 19th Century

a)

The Liberator

b)

The North Star

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

13.

Which famous abolitionist was known for his powerful speeches and was a former slave?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

John Brown

d)

Harriet Tubman

14.

What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement in the 19th century?

a)

To end slavery

b)

To promote women's rights

c)

To support industrialization

d)

To expand westward

15.

Which abolitionist founded the newspaper 'The Liberator'?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Sojourner Truth