Abolitionist Movement in Antebellum America Quiz

Test your knowledge on abolitionism with questions about leaders, literature, and pivotal moments in antebellum America. Explore the Underground Railroad, famous figures, and key legal battles.

#1

Who was a prominent leader of the abolitionist movement?

Frederick Douglass
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
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#2

Which book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe contributed significantly to the abolitionist cause?

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Moby Dick
Huckleberry Finn
The Scarlet Letter
9 answered
#3

What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement?

To end slavery
To promote industrialization
To expand territorial boundaries
To increase taxation
8 answered
#4

Who founded The Liberator, one of the most influential abolitionist newspapers?

William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
8 answered
#5

What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?

It was a network of safe houses and routes to help enslaved people escape to free states or Canada.
It was a system of communication used by abolitionist leaders.
It was a political party formed to oppose slavery.
It was a treaty aimed at ending the international slave trade.
9 answered
#6

Who was known as the 'Moses of her people' for her efforts in leading slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
8 answered
#7

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery?

13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
12th Amendment
8 answered
#8

Which abolitionist used violent means to oppose slavery, famously leading the raid on Harpers Ferry?

John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
8 answered
#9

Who was the first African American to publish a book in the United States, writing poetry and essays that helped advance the abolitionist cause?

Phillis Wheatley
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
8 answered
#10

What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled enslaved people were not citizens and could not sue in federal courts?

Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
8 answered
#11

Who was the first woman to testify before a congressional committee, advocating for the abolition of slavery?

Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
8 answered
#12

What was the name of the compromise that admitted California as a free state but included a stronger Fugitive Slave Law?

Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ostend Manifesto
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