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Abolitionists and Suffragists

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Who were the individuals that campaigned for women's right to vote?

a)

A. Abolitionists

b)

B. Civil Rights Activists

c)

C. Suffragists

d)

D. The Governors

2.

What was the aim of the Declaration of Sentiments authored by Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

a)

A. Outlined the rights women should have

b)

B. Defined the boundaries of new territories

c)

C. Established a new form of government

3.

3. Who co-founded the National Women's Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

a)

A. Lucretia Mott

b)

B. Susan B. Anthony

c)

C. Sojourner Truth

d)

D. Ida B. Wells

4.

Who was the first female conductor on the Underground Railroad?

a)

A. Harriet Tubman

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C.Frederick Douglass

d)

D. W.E.B. Du Bois

5.

True/False: Was the Underground Railroad an actual train network?

a)

A. True

b)

B. False

6.

Which individual, born into slavery, became a prominent advocate for women's voting rights and the abolition of slavery?

a)

A. Harriet Tubman

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C. Booker T. Washington

d)

D. W.E.B. Du Bois

7.

Who was an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

A. William Lloyd Garrison

b)

B. John Brown

c)

C. Frederick Douglass

d)

D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

8.

This individual fled from slavery, advocated against it, and authored books about their experiences.

a)

A. Sojourner Truth

b)

B. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

c)

C. Nat Turner

d)

D. Frederick Douglass

9.

Who gave the famous speech known as "Ain't I a Woman?"

a)

A. Harriet Tubman

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C. Frederick Douglass

d)

D. Lucretia Mott

10.

Who played a key role in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom in the 19th century?

a)

A. Harriet Tubman

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C. Frederick Douglass

d)

D. William Lloyd Garrison

11.

Which individual, raised in a Quaker household, played a key role in the ratification of the 19th amendment?

a)

A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

B. Lucretia Mott

c)

C. Ida B. Wells

d)

D. Susan B Anthony

12.

Advocates for women's suffrage claimed that women were denied essential rights. Which of the following rights were they highlighting? Select all that apply.

a)

A. Right to vote

b)

B. Right to own property

c)

C. Right to own a business

d)

D. Right to have children

13.

Who served as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War?

a)

A. Harriet Tubman

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C. Frederick Douglass

d)

D. Susan B Anthony

14.

Who was the first African American woman to successfully sue a white man?

a)

A. Ida B. Wells

b)

B. Sojourner Truth

c)

C. Harriet Tubman

d)

D. Frederick Douglass

15.

What is the term for a person who supports ending slavery?

a)

A. Pacifist

b)

B. Abolitionist

c)

C. Monarchist

d)

D. Merchant

16.

16. What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common?

a)

A. They were both runaway slaves.

b)

B. They were both famous musicians.

c)

C. They were both astronauts.

d)

D. They both lived in New York City.

17.

What are 2 strategies used by suffragists to help campaign their cause for women's rights?

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18.

What is a "movement" as it relates to the abolitionist and suffragist movements?

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