The Abolitionist Movement

What was the main goal of the Abolitionist Movement?

• To gain women's voting rights?

• To end slavery in the United States

• To support the Civil War

• To expand land in the West

The Abolitionist Movement BEGAN in the late ______ but GREW stronger in the _____.

(Hint: make sure you add an s at the end of each answer)

Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by abolitionists?

• Publishing newspapers and books

• Giving speeches and lectures

• Collecting petitions from Congress

• Passing constitutional amendments themselves

Match the abolitionist to their contribution.

• Escaped slavery; became famous writer

• Harriet Tubman

• Guided enslaved people to freedom

• Frederick Douglass

• Published The Liberator

• Sojourner Truth

• Spoke for abolition and women's rights

• William Lloyd Garrison

The secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom was called the __________.

(Hint: BOTH words are capitalized)

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, declared enslaved people free in:

• Southern (Confederate) states

• Northern (Union) states

• The entire United States

• Border states only

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation change the meaning of the Civil War?

• It turned the war into a fight mainly about money and land

• It made the Union's goal not only saving the country but also ending slavery

• It ended slavery everywhere instantly

• It caused all Confederate states to surrender immediately

The act of being set free from slavery or control is called ____________.

(Hint: it's a definition; type in answer lowercase)

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

What lesson does the Abolitionist Movement still teach us today?

• That slavery could return if we are not careful

• That protests are usually unsuccesful

• That only government leaders can make change happen

• That courage and standing up for what is right can create real change