Abolitionists Ideas, People, and Themes
He was a white abolitionist, deeply influenced by Christian beliefs
who was William Lloyd Garrison?
This was the secret system that helped enslaved people escape, and this is how civil disobedience helped it succeed.
What is the Underground Railroad
True or False: Slavery was only a political issue, not a moral one.
False- Reason: Stowe highlighted slavery as a moral crisis, not just a law or policy problem.
Tubman escaped slavery by following this natural guide in the night sky to reach freedom in the North.
What is the North Star?
This U.S. president, who led the country during the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people in the Confederacy.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was enslaved from birth; learned to read/write in secret
who was Frederick Douglass?
Helped more than 3,000 people escape slavery by opening their home.
who was Jacob Burkle?
True or False: Uncle Tom's Cabin helped readers empathize with enslaved people.
True - Reason: Stowe used emotion, storytelling, and relatable characters to make readers care
After the war, Tubman continued fighting for this cause, appearing at conventions and meetings to help secure it for women.
What is women’s suffrage (the right to vote)?
He was a famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a slave revolt.
Who is John Brown?
Douglass risked being captured under these Laws
what was the Fugitive Slave Laws?
They Hid in the servant’s quarters or in the 300-gallon cistern when slave raiders would come looking for runaways.
who was Fernando and Sophia Kelton?
True or False: All enslaved people were treated the same way on every plantation.
False- Reason: Treatment varied, but cruelty and fear were widespread; Stowe highlighted that slavery itself was inherently abusive.
As a child, Harriet suffered from this condition after being hit by a weight, causing her to have sleeping spells for the rest of her life.
What is narcolepsy?
This document, issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Douglass published this news paper.
what was The North Star?
The Underground Railroad was an example of
what was civil disobedience?
True or False: Slavery only affected Southern states.
False - Reason: Northern money, laws, and buyers also supported slavery.
This was Harriet Tubman’s birth name, given to her in Dorchester County, Maryland.
What is Araminta “Minty” Ross?
Delivered at a battlefield dedication, this famous speech by Lincoln emphasized national unity and equality.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Garrison was once attacked and nearly lynched in this town
What is Boston?
This explains why many enslaved people traveled all the way to Canada instead of stopping in a free state.
What is that federal and some state laws allowed slave catchers to capture and return fugitives even from free states?
True or False: Christianity was used in Stowe's book to justify slavery.
False- Reason: Stowe showed Christianity as a reason to oppose slavery and emphasize moral responsibility.
Tubman worked for the Union Army in these three roles during the Civil War.
What are nurse, scout, and spy?
This system treated human beings as property and forced them to work without pay.
What is slavery?