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When did the movement to end slavery, known as Abolition, begin?
The late 1700s.
By what year had most Northern states outlawed slavery?
1804.
In what year did Congress ban the importation of slaves into the United States?
1807.
Who was David Walker and what did he do in 1829?
A free African American in Boston who printed a pamphlet urging slaves to revolt.
What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper William Lloyd Garrison published?
The Liberator.
What was the anti-slavery stance of William Lloyd Garrison?
He wrote, "I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard."
Who were Sarah and Angelina Grimke?
Two famous abolitionists from the South who grew up on a plantation.
Who was Theodore Weld?
Angelina Grimke's husband, who led a campaign to send anti-slavery petitions to Congress.
What were the gag rules passed by pro-slavery congressmen designed to do?
Prevent the reading of anti-slavery petitions in Congress.
Who ignored the gag rules and read the anti-slavery petitions in Congress?
John Quincy Adams.
What did John Quincy Adams do for the Africans who rebelled on the slave ship Amistad?
He defended them before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A formerly enslaved person who became a famous abolitionist speaker and writer.
What did Frederick Douglass publish in 1845 to prove he had been a slave?
An autobiography narrating his experiences as a slave.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A formerly enslaved person, originally named Isabella, who became a prominent abolitionist speaker.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom.
Who was Henry Brown?
An enslaved person who escaped to freedom by being shipped in a wooden box.
What were 'stations' on the Underground Railroad?
Safe places where runaway slaves could hide during the day.
Where did Frederick Douglass hide runaway slaves?
At his home in Rochester, New York.