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Quiz about The Fight To End Slavery
Quiz about The Fight To End Slavery

The Fight To End Slavery Trivia Quiz


See how much you know about the fight to end slavery, a barbaric practice in the United States that was known in its time as that "peculiar institution".

A multiple-choice quiz by msgene. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
msgene
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
6,504
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
9868
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. When were the first African laborers in effect sold to planters in Virginia? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. A person opposed to slavery and who fought to end this institution was known as a/an _______.
Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The network that helped slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North was known as the_______
_________.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 15
4. Which escaped slave is said to have made 19 trips into the South to help some 300 slaves flee to the North? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. An escaped slave published a gripping autobiography in 1845, fueling the anti-slavery movement and becoming a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Who was it? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. Tom, Eva, Eliza and Simon Legree were characters in this book, which did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. What is the title of the book?

Answer: (Three Words .. ignore apostrophe!)
Question 7 of 15
7. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. It did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. Who was the writer of the book? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. It did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. Which of these was an alternative name for the book? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. A St. Louis slave sued for his freedom after his owner died in Missouri, claiming to be a citizen of that state where slavery was banned, His case went all the way to the Supreme Court. Who was he? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired, on April 12, 1861? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. On what date did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation that was to take effect on January 1, 1863? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What amendment to the Constitution, ratified in December 1865, forever outlawed slavery throughout the USA? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What was the name of the play President Lincoln was watching in Fords Theatre the evening he was murdered by John Wilkes Booth? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was the LAST name of the Union General who scored important victories in the Civil War's western theatre and who became the Union's General-in-Chief and later a president?

Answer: ( One Word )
Question 15 of 15
15. Lee's surrender took place just after the assassination of President Lincoln.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When were the first African laborers in effect sold to planters in Virginia?

Answer: 1619

This human cargo arrived when a Dutch slave trader landed unexpectedly in Virginia. The Africans were technically "indentured servants", not slaves. However, they had almost no rights ... Thus began one of our nation's darkest periods as the fight to end this horrific institution was to last almost 250 years.
2. A person opposed to slavery and who fought to end this institution was known as a/an _______.

Answer: abolitionist

Although Quakers helped many slaves escape bondage, "abolitionist" is the correct answer, as it includes all those who sought to abolish slavery.
3. The network that helped slaves in the South escape to freedom in the North was known as the_______ _________.

Answer: underground railroad

4. Which escaped slave is said to have made 19 trips into the South to help some 300 slaves flee to the North?

Answer: Harriet Tubman

She risked her own life to bring others to freedom.
5. An escaped slave published a gripping autobiography in 1845, fueling the anti-slavery movement and becoming a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Who was it?

Answer: Frederick Douglass

6. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. Tom, Eva, Eliza and Simon Legree were characters in this book, which did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. What is the title of the book?

Answer: Uncle Tom's Cabin

7. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. It did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. Who was the writer of the book?

Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, a bill included as part of the Compromise of 1850 which gave slave owners the right to pursue slaves who had run away to free states or territories.
8. An author published a gripping novel in 1852. It did more for the anti-slavery movement than any other piece of writing in its time. Which of these was an alternative name for the book?

Answer: Life Among The Lowly

"Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was also known as "Life Among The Lowly".
9. A St. Louis slave sued for his freedom after his owner died in Missouri, claiming to be a citizen of that state where slavery was banned, His case went all the way to the Supreme Court. Who was he?

Answer: Dred Scott

Although unsuccessful, the decision changed the terms of the national debate on slavery and made the Civil War inevitable.
10. Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired, on April 12, 1861?

Answer: Fort Sumter

11. On what date did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation that was to take effect on January 1, 1863?

Answer: September 22, 1862

12. What amendment to the Constitution, ratified in December 1865, forever outlawed slavery throughout the USA?

Answer: 13th

13. What was the name of the play President Lincoln was watching in Fords Theatre the evening he was murdered by John Wilkes Booth?

Answer: Our American Cousin

April 14, 1865 (Good Friday evening).
14. What was the LAST name of the Union General who scored important victories in the Civil War's western theatre and who became the Union's General-in-Chief and later a president?

Answer: Grant

15. Lee's surrender took place just after the assassination of President Lincoln.

Answer: False

Lee surrendered on 9 April 1865; President Lincoln was assassinated six days later.
Source: Author msgene

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