Chapter 14

women's rights and abolition

"That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman?... I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth, 1851 Sojourner Truth is addressing concern that are important to which issues in mid-1800s America?

the women's rights movement.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." his quote from the Seneca Falls "Declaration of Sentiments" closely follows the wording of the Declaration of Independence and was an important document in the early years of

The North Star

"__________" was the name of the abolitionist newspaper that was founded by Douglass.

Sojourner Truth

1797: Born a slave in New York 1826: Escaped to freedom 1843: Changed her name from Isabella Baumfree 1851: Gave "Ain't I a Woman" speech 1883: Died in Michigan All of these are describing what famous abolitionist?

women's suffrage

Although Douglass gained fame for his role in the fight to end slavery, he also played a major role in the __________ movement.

says that the Constitution gives her the right to vote.

Excerpt from a speech by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny. Susan B. Anthony, 1873 In this passage, Susan B. Anthony

Abolition

Frederick Douglass was a key leader in the ___ movement.

spoke against slavery

Fredrick Douglass—the person shown here—said, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." How did Douglass struggle to make life better in the United States?

William Lloyd Garrison

He was a U.S. Journalist who founded the radical newspaper The Liberator, and fought to abolish slavery.

Frederick Douglass

He was a U.S. abolitionist who founded the North Star.

Frederick Douglass

Identify the people on this list who were important in the Abolition Movement.

Harriet Tubman

Identify the people on this list who were important in the Abolition Movement.

William Lloyd Garrison

Identify the people on this list who were important in the Abolition Movement.

Maryland

In 1838 Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in ___ and fled north.

Abolition

In which movement was Elizabeth Cady Stanton MOST involved with in 1840?

Frederick Douglass

One of Garrison's most important roles in the Abolition movement was the fact that he served as a mentor to what former slave?

The Second Great Awakening

One of the major inspirations for the social reform movements of the 1840s and 1850s America came from

the universal right of suffrage

Our "pathway" is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning . . . We demand in the Reconstruction suffrage for all the citizens of the Republic. I would not talk of Negroes or women, but of citizens. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1868 In this quote, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's letter mainly makes an argument for which cause?

Women's right to vote

Reformers such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were most concerned with

Harriet Beecher Stowe

She was a U.S. philanthropist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

She was a U.S. social reformer and women's suffrage leader.

Dorothea Dix

She was a U.S. social reformer on behalf of the mentally ill.

Harriet Tubman

She was an escaped slave who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom via the "Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman

She was an escaped slave who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom via the "Underground Railroad."

Slavery

Sojourner Truth was a major voice in the "abolition" movement. What did the "abolition" movement seek to end?

Declaration of Independence

The Convention's "Sentiments" was MOST influenced by the __________.

19th Century

The Second Great Awakening movement started at the beginning of what century?

elevating the cause of women's rights to an issue of national concern.

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was crucial in

Sojourner Truth

This abolitionist and women's rights activist is best known for her 1851 speech "Ain't I a Woman?"

Second Great Awakening

This is the name given to the early-19th century religious movement in the United States, exemplified by energetic revivals and dynamic preachers.

Suffrage

This is the right to vote. `

Slavery

This is the term used to describe a system of forced labor in which a person is considered to be the property of another person.

Abolition

This term describes the movement to end the slave trade and emancipate American slaves during the 1800s.

Universal Suffrage

This term refers to a situation in a country in which all people who are citizens have the right to vote.

Frederick Douglass

This was a U.S. abolitionist who founded the North Star.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This was a U.S. social reformer and women's suffrage leader.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This was a U.S. social reformer, women's suffrage leader, and author of the "Declaration of Sentiments" presented at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.

Women's Suffrage

This was a movement to give females the right to vote.

Women's suffrage movement

This was a movement to give females the right to vote.

Underground Railroad

This was a system of secret "safe-houses" and hiding places to aid runaway slaves escape.

Susan B. Anthony

This was women's suffrage pioneer co-founded the women's rights journal, "The Revolution," pushed for emancipation, and eventually was placed on a dollar coin.

False

True or False: This movement was similar to the First Great Awakening in that there were passive sermons.

the right to vote

What does the term "suffrage" mean?

Denmark Vesey Revolt

What happened in 1822

Nat Turner's Rebellion

What happened in 1831

Harriet Tubman begins guiding people

What happened in 1851

Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

What happened in 1852

Dred Scott's Decision

What happened in 1857

John Brown's Raid

What happened in 1859

abolition of slavery

What is one problem that was solved during Sojourner Truth's lifetime (1797-1883)?

Seneca Falls Convention?

What was held in Seneca Falls in July 1848?

the Liberator

What was the name of Garrison's anti-slavery newspaper?

Women's suffrage

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

New York

Where is Seneca Falls?

abolition movement

Which American reform movement is William Lloyd Garrison most closely associated with?

Abraham Lincoln

Which Civil War leader would MOST likely have supported the efforts of Sojourner Truth?

19th Amendment

Which amendment eventually achieved what Stanton had worked for most of her life?

13th Amendment

Which of these Amendments would Sojourner Truth have been MOST likely to support?

They believed that it would make the slaves more passive.

Which of these is the BEST explanation for why slave owners during the Antebellum period might allow their slaves to practice Christianity?

abolition of slavery

Which of these was NOT a major issue addressed by the "Sentiments"?

Susan B. Anthony

Which of these was NOT part of the Seneca Falls Convention?

Susan B. Anthony

Which person worked to make sure women had the right to vote in the United States?

Baptists & Methodists

Which two denominations saw great increases in membership during this movement?

Abolitionist

William Lloyd Garrison and his newspaper, The Liberator, are associated with which of these movements?

abolition of slavery

William Lloyd Garrison- seen here- is MOST associated with which of these?

Susan B. Anthony.

president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association · arrested for voting in 1872 · advocate for abolition All of these statements are describing