Sojourner Truth

Where was Sojourner Truth born?

• Maryland
• Alabama
• New York
• Massachusetts

What was Sojourner Truth's birth name?

• Elizabeth Dumont
• Joan Roberts
• Hannah Garner
• Isabella Baumfree

What language did Sojourner Truth learn growing up?

• English
• Dutch
• Spanish
• German

How old was Sojourner Truth the first time she was sold and had to move away from her family?

• 5
• 9
• 12
• 14

What happened to Sojourner Truth's son Peter?

• He was sold to a slave owner in Alabama.
• He was set free along with Sojourner.
• He was shot trying to escape.
• He escaped to Canada.

What did Sojourner do to get her son back?

• She helped him escape through the Underground Railroad.
• She did nothing because she was scared.
• She went to court and he was returned to New York.
• All of the above

What were people called that wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Prohibitionists
• Socialists
• Republicans
• Abolitionists

True or False: Sojourner Truth was not allowed to marry the man she loved because her owner wanted her children as his own slaves.

• True
• False

Sojourner Truth told her story about growing up as a slave to what president?

• Andrew Johnson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

What war did Sojourner Truth help recruit black soldiers to fight in?

• World War I
• Revolutionary War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War