The Reform Movements

What was the goal of abolitionists?

• To end of the Civil War

• To get women the right to vote

• To get rights for American Indians

• To end slavery for men and women

What was the goal of suffragists?

• To expand the Erie Canal

• To end slavery for women

• To end Westward Expansion

• To get women the right to vote

Which of the following BEST completes the chart?

• Soldier

• Politician

• Suffragist

• Conductor

Which formerly enslaved person was a close friend of Susan B. Anthony’s?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Why was Susan B. Anthony famously arrested in 1872?

• She signed a petition.

• She shouted at a man.

• She voted in an election.

• She tried to free an enslaved woman.

While he was enslaved, what advantage did Frederick Douglass have over other enslaved people that led to his role as an abolitionist?

• He was able to buy his own home

• He was given freedom to do as he wished.

• He was allowed to fight in the War of 1812.

• He was secretly taught how to read and write.

What about Frederick Douglass’ life would make people believe his writings and speeches about the harsh conditions of slavery? 

• He is a former governor of a southern state.

• He is a former abolitionist who fought to end the Civil War.

• He is a formerly enslaved man and experienced them himself.

• He is a former owner of enslaved people and treated them poorly.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton tried to attend a convention in London, England, but the convention refused to allow any women to speak. What was the topic of this convention?

• Anti-Voting

• Anti-Slavery

• Pro-Civil War

• Pro-Suffrage

Sojourner Truth was one of the first African American women to win a court case over a white man in the United States. What was the subject of her court case? 

• She sued to gain her freedom from slavery.

• She sued to get her books published in schools.

• She sued to have her son returned to her after he was sold illegally.

• She sued to improve her working conditions during her enslavement.

What physical traits did Sojourner Truth have that made her speeches memorable?

• She was a fast talker

• She was tall and had a loud voice

• She was short and had a soft voice

• She was known to dress in dark clothes