1. The murder of abolitionist editor Elijah Lovejoy by a mob in 1837 demonstrates which aspect of the anti-abolition movement?
- A. That opposition to abolition was sometimes extremely violent.
- B. That most Northerners were secretly pro-slavery.
- C. That the government supported attacks on newspaper offices.
- D. That abolitionists often disagreed with one another on tactics.
2. Which statement best describes the scope of opposition to abolition in the United States?
- A. Resistance was almost exclusively found among wealthy Southern plantation owners.
- B. Significant opposition existed in both the North and the South.
- C. Only people living in states bordering the South were against abolition.
- D. The abolition movement faced very little meaningful resistance.
3. What was an economic reason, other than job competition, that some people in the North opposed abolition?
- A. They feared it would cause a decline in immigration to the U.S.
- B. Some business owners had profitable financial ties to the Southern economy.
- C. They believed it would lead to higher taxes on Northern goods.
- D. They wanted to protect the Southern agricultural system from foreign competition.
4. While Southern opposition to abolition focused on preserving its economy, a major source of Northern opposition was rooted in...
- A. the desire to keep the price of factory goods low.
- B. a widespread fear of social change and economic competition.
- C. the belief that abolition would lead to war with Great Britain.
- D. a plan to encourage enslaved people to move to Canada instead of staying in the U.S.
5. What was the main economic argument used by leaders in the South to resist the abolition of slavery?
- A. They argued that their agricultural system, especially cotton production, depended on enslaved labor.
- B. They believed ending slavery would cause the price of manufactured goods to increase dramatically.
- C. They wanted to ensure factory jobs remained available only for white workers.
- D. They claimed that slavery was necessary to pay off national debts to other countries.
6. What was the major change in the goals of the abolitionist movement that occurred during the 1830s?
- A. The movement began to focus on sending formerly enslaved people to colonies in Africa.
- B. The central demand shifted from gradual change to the immediate and total end of slavery.
- C. Abolitionists started a plan to purchase freedom for enslaved individuals from slaveholders.
- D. The new emphasis was primarily on stopping the importation of enslaved people from other countries.
7. How did William Lloyd Garrison primarily work to spread his abolitionist message?
- A. By publishing a newspaper.
- B. By organizing secret escapes for the enslaved.
- C. By running for political office to change laws.
- D. By leading armed revolts against slaveholders.
8. What was the position of radical abolitionists of the 1830s regarding payment to slaveholders for the freedom of enslaved people?
- A. They should not be compensated.
- B. They should receive the full market value.
- C. Payment should come from the federal government.
- D. They should be given new land in the West.
9. How did the approach of the American Anti-Slavery Society differ from earlier antislavery groups like the American Colonization Society?
- A. It focused only on stopping the international slave trade.
- B. It sought immediate freedom for enslaved people within America.
- C. It believed that sending free African Americans to Africa was the best solution.
- D. It worked secretly with politicians to achieve its goals.
10. The strategy of 'moral suasion,' used by abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison, was based on the idea of...
- A. using political deals to limit the expansion of slavery into new territories.
- B. organizing boycotts of goods produced with the labor of enslaved people.
- C. appealing to the public's conscience and sense of right and wrong through speeches and articles.
- D. offering financial payments to slaveholders who agreed to free their enslaved workers.