REVIEW: Slavery in the U.S. PART 2

An abolitionist was a person who wanted to protect the institution of slavery.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Underground Railroad was created and maintained by retired railroad workers for the purpose of providing transportation to African Americans.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Reformers tried to improve society by challenging current political and social ideas.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Seven Southern states ultimately decided to secede from the United States, which means they declared that their states no longer belonged to the United States.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The American Colonization Society was a group of white slaveholders who wanted to create a new "whites only" colony over in Africa, where whites could be free.

• TRUE
• FALSE

_______________________ was the best known African American abolitionist in history.

• James Brown
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Fredrick Douglas

The American Colonization Society received funding from the U.S. Government to create a new __________________________ where African Americans could live.

• low-rent condominium
• town in Montana
• colony in Africa

Abolitionist, David Walker, wrote four articles entitled, "David Walker's Appeal" in which he famously told slaves to free themselves, _________________________.

• or to stop complaining about the horrors of slavery.
• before it's too late.
• by any means necessary.

_______________________ was the most outspoken white abolitionist.

• James Brown
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Fedrick Douglas

The _______________________was a network of white and black abolitionists who developed secret routes to transport escaped Southern slaves to freedom in the North.

• Freedom Transport Society
• Freedom Fighters
• Underground Railroad