Slavery and Abolition Test

Abolition

the call to outlaw slavery

Emancipation

the freeing of the slaves with no payment to slaveholders

William Lloyd Garrison

the most radical white abolitionist, started his own newspaper called The Liberator

Frederick Douglass

the most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

Could former slaves in the South own slaves?

yes

Underground Railroad

connection of safe houses and abolitionists that helped get runaway slaves to northern states.

What advantages did free African Americans in the North have over free African Americans in the South?

They had freedom to move from place to place and were allowed to vote. Black children were also allowed to attend school to gain an education.

Slave Driver “Overseer”

The whip of the overseer or “slave driver” compelled them to work faster

Spirituals

emotional songs that expressed religious beliefs

Nat Turner's Rebellion

slave revolt in Virginia that led to strict laws regarding what slaves could and couldn’t do (slave codes)

Slave Codes

laws passed to limit the rights of slaves and put them under tighter control

Gag Rule

rule limiting or preventing debate on an issue (in Congress)

Harriet Tubman

abolitionist and former slave that helped free slaves through the underground railroad

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

fictional novel written by harriet beecher stowe that depicts the horrors of slavery, became a bestseller in America leading up to the Civil War

Fugitive Slave Act

law that required the return of enslaved people to their owners, even if they were in a free state

Harriet Beecher Stowe

writer of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

North Star

Frederick Douglass’s newspaper

The Liberator

A newspaper by William Lloyd Garrison that Douglass was a fan of

Antebellum South

pre-Civil War South