Underground Railroad

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

• mechanical reaper
• steam boat
• cotton gin
• interchangeable parts

What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?

• Seneca Falls Convention
• National Freedom Road
• Underground Railroad
• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

The abolitionists worked to

• give women the right to vote.
  
• grow as much cotton as possible.
  
• make slavery popular in every state.
  
• put an end to slavery.

Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 

• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglass
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Sojourner Truth

Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?

• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Sojourner Truth
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This famous male Abolitionist came to the meeting at Seneca Falls to support the Women's Rights movement.

• Nathan Bedford Forrest
• John Brown
• Frederick Douglass
• Nat Turner

The first official political meeting to address the issue of Women's Rights was held here.

• Albany
• Philadelphia
• Seneca Falls
• Buffalo

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by:

• Harriet Tubman
• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Dred Scott
• John Brown

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This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger

• Of Mice and Men
• Fugitives
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Life of a Slave

True or False?
The Underground Railroad looks like a real railroad track.

• true
• false