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The Rules

The Rules. No talking when it is the other teams turn-points will be deducted No Notes or any kind of cheating!!-this will result in disqualification. Topic 1: 200. Question: Who was Frederick Douglass

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The Rules

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  1. The Rules • No talking when it is the other teams turn-points will be deducted • No Notes or any kind of cheating!!-this will result in disqualification

  2. Topic 1: 200 • Question: Who was Frederick Douglass • Answer: He was an escaped slave who fled North and lived with his free wife. While enslaved, he managed to learn to read and write. He became an icon of the abolitionist movement for his moving speeches denouncing the institution of slavery. Also, he published a newspaper called the North Star (For additional information see page 245) Back

  3. Topic 1: 400 • Question: Define Gradualism • Answer:In this theory/strategy for ending slavery, Slaveholders would be compensated for their loss of slave(s) • Supporters of gradualism thought this would give the South’s economy time to adjust to the loss of enslaved labor • This strategy would end slavery gradually(slowly) (see page 242) Back

  4. Topic 1: 600 • Question: What was the Colonization strategy? Who supported this strategy (name at least 2 individuals )? • Answer: • The first antislavery societies believed that ending slavery would not end racism in the United States • Many thought the best solution to ending U.S. slavery was to send African Americans back to their ancestral homelands in Africa • December 1816 antislavery reformers created the American Colonization Society (ACS) to move African Americans to Africa • Supporters included: James Madison, James Monroe, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Marshall Back

  5. Topic 1: 800 • Question: Why was the Colonization strategy unrealistic? (Provide at least two reasons) • Answer: • Despite the founding of Liberia colonization was never a realistic solution: 1)Cost of transporting African Americans was too high 2)The ACS relied on donations 3)Moving the 1.5 million Africans Americans to Africa was nearly impossible 4)Also, most African Americans regarded the U.S. as their home and di not want to move Back

  6. Topic 2: 200 • Question: What did abolitionists believe about slavery? • Answer: • They believed it was a sin (this idea came from the second great awakening) • Also, abolitionists argued that enslaved African Americans should be freed immediately without gradual measures or compensation (see pages 243-244) Back

  7. Topic 2: 400 • Question: This man founded the American Anti-Slavery Society, published the abolitionist paper called the Liberator, and denounced slavery. He is credited for the rapid growth of the Abolitionist movement within our country. Who was he? • Answer: William Lloyd Garrison (See pg. 244) Back

  8. Topic 2: 600 • Question: This woman was an abolitionist who was freed, when the state of New York decided to free all remaining slaves in 1827. In the 1840’s she drew huge crowds with her anti-slavery speeches. • Answer: Sojourner Truth Back

  9. Topic 2: 800 • Question: This enslaved preacher led a revolt that killed over 50 Virginians. • Answer: Nat Turner Back

  10. Topic 3: 200 • Question: Who was Lucretia Mott • Answer: Mott-a women’s rights advocate (supporter) -often spoke out in favor of abolitionism as well Back

  11. Topic 3: 400 • Question: What did a slave catcher do and how did Northerners feel about them? • Answer: they were individuals who would travel North to catch escaped slaves in exchange for a monetary($$$) reward. Northerners hated slave catchers. Back

  12. Topic 3: 600 • Question: In 1836 under pressure from Southerners, the House of Representatives passed a gag rule. What did this mean? • Answer: all abolitionist petitions (formal requests in this case to end slavery) would be shelved without debate (see page 247) Back

  13. Topic 3: 800 • Question: Explain the significance of the Grimke sisters • Answer: Sarah and Angelina Grimke –two female abolitionists from South Carolina, they moved North to work openly against slavery Back

  14. Topic 4: 200 • Question: Name at least one prominent individual whose name we have discussed in a previous chapter that supported the ACS or the American Colonization Society • Answer: James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster Back

  15. Topic 4: 400 • Question: What did abolitionists do to gain support? • Answer: gave speeches, organized followers, and published anti-slavery material Back

  16. Topic 4: 600 • Question: This man was one of the first well known abolitionists. He advocated rebellion and violence as the only way to end slavery. He published an Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. • Answer: David Walker Back

  17. Topic 4: 800 • Question: What was the North’s reaction to abolitionism • Answer: While many northerners were opposed to slavery, many did not favor abolitionism. Some were bankers that feared with the ending of slaver southern farmers would not be able to pay back debts owed to Northern banks. Others feared war. Back

  18. Topic 5: 200 • Question: Define the term emancipation. • Answer: liberation, setting free, freeing, etc. Back

  19. Topic 5: 400 • Question: What were the two early proposals for ending slavery • Answer: colonization and gradualism Back

  20. Topic 5: 600 • Question: This country was formed as a result of the colonization strategy. Its capital was named Monrovia. What was the name of the country and who was the capital named after? • Answer: Liberia, James Monroe Back

  21. Topic 5: Final Jeopardy (your team may wager as many points as they currently have and as little as 1 point) • Question: Which abolitionist was killed while trying to protect his printing press from a mob • Answer: Elijah P. Lovejoy Back

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