Abolition
He was a former slave who became a powerful speaker and writer for the abolition of slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
The site of the first women's rights convention in 1848.
What is Seneca Falls?
1861, at Fort Sumter
When and where did the Civil War begin?
She was instrumental in creating the Underground Railroad whose goal was to free slaves.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
This document, modeled after the Declaration of Independence, served as a statement on women's rights.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
A series of five laws passed by Congress in 1850 that were primarily aimed at resolving tensions between slave and free states after the Mexican-American War.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
In his publication, he called for the immediate emancipation of slaves.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony.
Who were key figures in the women's suffrage movement?
This state was "bleeding" after the passage of a controversial law in 1854.
What is Kansas?
The sixth New England state, created out of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
What is Maine?
1920
What was the year in which women nationwide won the right to vote?
Controversial Supreme Court decision that rules that slaves were not U.S. citizens.
What was Dred Scott?
The year in which the U.S. stopped importing slaves.
What was 1808?
The first woman to appear on a major party presidential ticket, as the candidate for vice president.
Who was Geraldine Ferraro? (1984)
John Brown's raid was an armed abolitionist uprising at this site.
What was Harpers Ferry?