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Resistance and Rebellions Against Slavery

Description: This quiz covers the topic of Resistance and Rebellions Against Slavery throughout history.
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Which slave rebellion in the United States is often considered the most successful?

  1. Nat Turner's Rebellion

  2. Stono Rebellion

  3. Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion

  4. Denmark Vesey's Rebellion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nat Turner's Rebellion, which took place in 1831, resulted in the deaths of over 50 white people and led to increased repression of enslaved people in the United States.

Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?

  1. Toussaint Louverture

  2. Jean-Jacques Dessalines

  3. Henri Christophe

  4. Alexandre Pétion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Toussaint Louverture was a former enslaved person who became the leader of the Haitian Revolution and fought for the independence of Haiti from French colonial rule.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by William Lloyd Garrison?

  1. The American Anti-Slavery Society

  2. The New England Anti-Slavery Society

  3. The American Colonization Society

  4. The Underground Railroad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and other abolitionists who advocated for the immediate and unconditional emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

What was the name of the law passed in the United States in 1850 that required the return of enslaved people who escaped to free states?

  1. The Fugitive Slave Act

  2. The Kansas-Nebraska Act

  3. The Compromise of 1850

  4. The Dred Scott Decision


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Fugitive Slave Act was a controversial law that required law enforcement officials in free states to assist in the capture and return of enslaved people who had escaped from slave states.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by Frederick Douglass?

  1. The North Star

  2. The Frederick Douglass Paper

  3. The Underground Railroad

  4. The American Anti-Slavery Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The North Star was a newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass in 1847 that advocated for the abolition of slavery and the rights of African Americans.

What was the name of the British abolitionist who wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

  1. Harriet Beecher Stowe

  2. William Lloyd Garrison

  3. Frederick Douglass

  4. Sojourner Truth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harriet Beecher Stowe was a British-American author who wrote the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852, which became a bestseller and helped to raise awareness of the horrors of slavery in the United States.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by Sojourner Truth?

  1. The Truth Sojourner

  2. The Sojourner Truth Paper

  3. The Underground Railroad

  4. The American Anti-Slavery Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Truth Sojourner was a newspaper founded by Sojourner Truth in 1850 that advocated for the abolition of slavery and the rights of women.

What was the name of the law passed in the United States in 1865 that abolished slavery?

  1. The Emancipation Proclamation

  2. The Thirteenth Amendment

  3. The Fourteenth Amendment

  4. The Fifteenth Amendment


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by John Brown?

  1. The Pottawatomie Massacre

  2. The Harper's Ferry Raid

  3. The Underground Railroad

  4. The American Anti-Slavery Society


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Harper's Ferry Raid was a raid on a federal armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, led by John Brown in 1859. Brown's goal was to start a slave rebellion, but the raid was unsuccessful and Brown was captured and executed.

What was the name of the law passed in the United States in 1863 that freed enslaved people in Confederate territories?

  1. The Emancipation Proclamation

  2. The Thirteenth Amendment

  3. The Fourteenth Amendment

  4. The Fifteenth Amendment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, freed enslaved people in Confederate territories that were in rebellion against the United States.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by Harriet Tubman?

  1. The Underground Railroad

  2. The Harriet Tubman Paper

  3. The American Anti-Slavery Society

  4. The North Star


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people in the United States to escape to free states and Canada.

What was the name of the law passed in the United States in 1868 that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former enslaved people?

  1. The Emancipation Proclamation

  2. The Thirteenth Amendment

  3. The Fourteenth Amendment

  4. The Fifteenth Amendment


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former enslaved people.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by Wendell Phillips?

  1. The American Anti-Slavery Society

  2. The New England Anti-Slavery Society

  3. The American Colonization Society

  4. The Underground Railroad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wendell Phillips was a prominent abolitionist who was a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society and gave many speeches against slavery.

What was the name of the law passed in the United States in 1870 that enforced the Fourteenth Amendment and prohibited states from depriving citizens of their rights?

  1. The Emancipation Proclamation

  2. The Thirteenth Amendment

  3. The Fourteenth Amendment

  4. The Fifteenth Amendment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibited states from depriving citizens of their right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Which abolitionist movement in the United States was founded by Theodore Parker?

  1. The American Anti-Slavery Society

  2. The New England Anti-Slavery Society

  3. The American Colonization Society

  4. The Underground Railroad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Theodore Parker was a prominent abolitionist who was a member of the New England Anti-Slavery Society and gave many speeches against slavery.

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