Abolitionist Movement

Question 1

Abolitionist Movement

Answer 1

Developed in the 1820’s as cotton production became more profitable and slavery spread. This movement called for an end to slavery and was led by several prominent individuals such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison.

Question 2

Underground Railroad

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a series of safe houses where escaping slaves could rest safely as they made their way north and into Canada. Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips to escort runaways, was a famous leader of the Underground Railroad.

Question 3

13th Amendment

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Officially ended Slavery

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Fugitive Slave Act

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A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders

Question 5

14th Amendment

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Officially made African Americans citizens

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William Lloyd Garrison’s publication of The Liberator

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An abolitionist newspaper that spread awareness about slavery and how horrible it was

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Seneca Falls Convention

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the first national women’s rights convention

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Leaders of the Abolitionist Movement

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William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass

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15th Amendment

Answer 9

Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or because they used to be a slave