20 questions
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is well known because she fought for ...
slavery
women's suffrage
popular sovereignty
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments" state?
Men and women should be treated equally under the law.
It is wrong for slaves to be treated as property.
Girls have the same right to an education as boys.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and ________________ formed the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Who was arrested for trying to vote?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Sojourner Truth
True or False:
The 15th Amendment gave women and black men the right to vote.
True
False, it gave only black men the right to vote.
False, it gave only women the right to vote.
The _______ Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
15th
17th
19th
What is suffrage?
the right to vote
the right to own land
the right to have slaves
Choose 2 statements that are TRUE about Frederick Douglass.
He did not know how to read or write.
He was raised by his grandmother until he was 6.
He escaped slavery by dressing as a sailor and borrowing a friend's papers.
He was caught and returned to his owner.
Choose 3 statements that are TRUE about Frederick Douglass.
Frederick wrote a book about his life as a slave.
Frederick settled in Maryland after escaping.
He went to Great Britain to get away from slave catchers.
He returned to America after friends raised the money to buy his freedom.
Isabella Baumfree is more commonly known as
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Sojourner Truth
Why did Sojourner's owner often beat her?
She wasn't a good worker.
She tried to run away often.
She didn't understand English.
What was Sojourner Truth's famous speech?
"Ain't I a Mother"
"Ain't I a Human"
"Ain't I a Woman"
What do Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common?
They each wrote books about their lives as slaves.
They were slaves who escaped and fought to help other slaves do the same.
They all taught themselves to read and write.
True or False:
The Underground Railroad was actually a railroad that ran from the South to Canada.
True
False
Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
What happened to runaway slaves who were caught?
They were put in jail.
They were punished and returned to slavery.
How many people did Harriet Tubman help to escape on the Underground Railroad?
about 100
about 30
about 300
about 1000
People who fought to end slavery were called...
liberators
emancipators
abolitionists
suffragists
Choose 2 statements that are true about the Fugitive Slave Law.
It said that runaway slaves were to be arrested and put in jail.
It said that runaway slaves were to be returned to their owners.
It said that citizens were required to help catch runaways.
Northerners were in favor of the law and helped catch many runaways.
What were the 2 main issues that divided the United States and led to the Civil War?
women's rights
slavery
voting
states' rights