Slavery- People Flashcards
John Brown… Abolitionist or Southerner?
Abolitionist
Harriet Beecher Stowe… Abolitionist or Southerner?
Abolitionist
Harriet Tubman… Abolitionist or Southerner?
Abolitionist
William Loyd Garrison… Abolitionist or Southerner?
Abolitionist
Sojourner Truth… Abolitionist or Southerner?
Abolitionist
Which abolitionist forced away slavery by giving the slaves weapons and encouraging them to revolt?
John Brown
Who wrote stories depicting the harsh treatment of slaves although she had never been in the South?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
When was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published?
1851
Who is the ‘conductor’ of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which abolitionist returned to the South 19 times after she had already gained freedom to lead other slaves to the North?
Harriet Tubman
Who is known as the “Voice of Abolitionism”?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who wrote “The Liberator”?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who seemed to be responsible for the Nat Turner Rebellion? What did he do?
William Lloyd Garrison- he wrote “The Liberator” because of his moral outrage of slavery
Who did Abraham Lincoln say started the Civil War? Why?
Harriet Beecher Stowe because she wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which revealed the real horrors of slavery
Who publicly burned a copy of the Constitution? When and Why?
William Loyd Garrison
1854
Because it permitted slavery and said things that were not true of the country “(Every man is created equal”)
Who was a prominent abolitionist and women’s right’s activist who is known for her speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Sojourner Truth
What rule did the Dred Scott Case result in?
No black, free or slave, could claim US citizenship, and therefore blacks were unable to petition in court for their freedom.
What year was the Dred Scott Case?
1857
The Dred Scott Case was Dred Scott vs. _________?
Standford
What did the Dred Scott Case cause?
Enraged abolitionists and heightened North-South tensions which would result in war 3 years later.
What year was “The Liberator” published?
1831
What was “The Liberator” about and what did it show?
It showed Garrison’s ceaseless, uncompromising position of the moral outrage of slavery and clarified the position of new abolitionists.
What was the North Star and who was it written by?
An anti-slavery newspaper published by Fredrick Douglass
