Underground Railroad
True or false: The Underground Railroad was an actual railroad
False, it was a series of escape routes and safe hiding places that were used to bring enslaved people out of the South and into freedom in the North.
The growth of Education Reform was due to what?
The growth of the Industrial Revolution
What was the fight for Women's Rights movement called?
Suffrage Movement.
Who was Horace Mann?
Horace Mann helped establish the public school system in the United States
True or False: Slavery was legal in the United States in the 1800's
True.
What were guides on the Underground Railroad called?
Conductors.
The Educational Reform movement was most influential in what part of the United States?
The Northeast (or New England)
This woman was a central figure in the Suffrage Movement.
Susan B. Anthony
The Declaration of Sentiments drew inspiration from what famous U.S. document?
The Declaration of Independence
This former slave ran a newspaper and was a well-known abolistionit
Frederick Douglas
Who was the most famous Conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriett Tubman
Benjamin Franklin felt that educating the youth was the key to what?
Forming a strong society
This former slave delivered a speech entitled "Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth
What was the Temeperance movement?
Alcoholic beverages should be outlawed throughout the United States.
True or False: Abolitionists thought owners should be reimbursed for the loss of their "property.”
False. Abolitionists did not believe that the enslaved people’s owners should be reimbursed for the loss of their "property.”
Which river was the most popular way to escape North?
Mississippi River
How were reformers able to spread their message?
True or False: Sojourner Truth believed that Black and White women should work together to ensure equal rights.
True. Sojourner Truth believed that Black and White women should work together to ensure equal rights.
Where was the location of the first women's rights convention?
Seneca Falls, New York
The Liberty Party believed the most effective way to end slavery was_____?
Gaining Government power.
The majority of slaves using the Underground Railroad traveled in which direction?
North, they traveled North to freedom.
If citizens earn more money as the economy grows, then more money is given to fund____?
More money is given to fund movements
True or False: Sojourner Truth believed that only free women in the U.S. should support the abolition of slavery.
False. Sojourner Truth believed that ALL women in the U.S. should support the abolition of slavery.
This man created the American Dictionary
Noah Webster
What religious book was said to be in favor of slavery?
The Bible. Religious arguments were used in support of the practice of slavery.