Antebellum Era and Abolitionist Movement

Ending or stopping something

Taking direct action to achieve social or political goals

Make changes to improve something

The right to vote

Rejecting or acting against established authority (rule)

Refusal to accept something

What famous abolitionist wrote and performed the speech, "Ain't I A Woman?"

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• David Walker

• Sojourner Truth

What is the Antebellum Era?

• The time period right after the Civil War

• The time period building up to (before) the Civil War

• The movement to end slavery in the United States

• The time period after World War 2

The process of liberating (freeing) enslaved people

What is the Abolitionist Movement?

• The time period right after the Civil War

• The time period building up to (before) the Civil War

• The movement to end slavery in the United States

• The time period after World War 2