Abolitionist Movement Quiz

What provision did Thomas Jefferson include in his original draft of the Declaration of Independence that was later removed by the Continental Congress?

• A provision to end slavery

• A provision to grant women the right to vote

• A provision to establish a national bank

• A provision to create a two-house legislature

Who were the Society of Friends, more commonly known as?

• Abolitionists

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Colonists

What was the significance of the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

• It detailed the lives of enslaved people and helped sway public opinion against slavery.

• It was a fictional story that had no impact on the views of slavery.

• It was a collection of slave songs and poems.

• It was a legal document arguing for the rights of enslaved people.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A real railroad used to transport goods across the country.

• A series of secret paths and safe houses used to help enslaved people escape to freedom.

• An underground tunnel system used during the Civil War.

• A political movement that campaigned for railway workers' rights.

What action did John Brown take against slavery?

• He wrote influential essays advocating for the abolition of slavery.

• He led a peaceful protest march to the capital.

• He seized a United States arsenal and attempted to start a slave rebellion.

• He established a school for freed slaves.

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?

• It declared that all people, regardless of race, were citizens of the United States.

• It ruled that enslaved people could not sue for their freedom.

• It ruled that Black people, whether free or slaves, were not citizens of the United States.

• It abolished slavery in the northern states.

What was one of Frederick Douglass's contributions to the abolitionist movement?

• He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

• He became the first Black senator in the United States.

• He published the abolitionist newspaper The North Star.

• He founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).