Who was Thomas Garrett?

Thomas Garrett was a Quaker from Delaware who was convicted of harboring runaway slaves.

Thomas Garrett was a store owner who employed slaves.

Thomas Garrett was a convicted criminal that Harriet helped hide.

Thomas Garrett was a clergyman who helped Harriett learn how to read.

Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

led enslaved people to freedom.

fought for the Fugitive Slave Act.

frightened slaves with her stories.

What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?

She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged.

The runaways stayed with her, even while she slept.

She planned escapes that began on Sundays.

The runaways were constantly tired, hungry, and cold.

The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the Underground Railroad shows that

people who helped runaway slaves were in danger.

Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay.

the runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture.

slave owners had many friends living in the North.

Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?

He threatened to return to the plantation.

He thought he could lead the way better than she.

He wrote notes about the route they were taking.

He complained about having to sleep outdoors.

Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of to a place in the North?

The Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned to the South if found in the North.

Cities and towns in Canada had agreed to provide jobs for all of the runaways that Tubman brought.

The cooler weather in Canada was helpful for runaways who became sick during the long journey.

People in the North were no longer willing to provide food, shelter, or jobs for the runaways.

What was the Underground Railroad?

A group of people who helped slaves escape.

A train that took people places.

A tunnel where people bought slaves

The home where Harriett Tubman grew up.

Harriet Tubman

Authored by Kelly Sauer

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8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

to call forth; to summon

evoke

disheveled

eloquence

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The runaways had to reach Canada to be free because of the

Fugitive Slave Law

Society of Friends

Middle Passage

Philadelphia Vigilance Comittee

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did slaves mostly escape on Saturdays late at night?

Sunday was a day of rest / religion for plantation owners.

They were too tired on Fridays after a long week of work

The train left on Saturdays and it was the last train until Monday

Sundays were a rest day for Harriet

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Harriet fall asleep without warning?

She was a very tired lady

She was hit in the head by her master

She took medicine

She had narcolepsy

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the passcode that Harriet Tubman used to get help along the journey?

A friend with friends

password

Let me in

My friends have friends

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does indomitable mean?

to not get discouraged, to be determined

short and stout

memorable

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Tubman insist that the runaways must "go on or die"?

runaways would turn traitors and tell where the people and places were on the underground railroad

she know how hard life was on the plantation for the slaves

this was her way of frightening them to go on

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Harriet Tubman

to call forth; to summon

The runaways had to reach Canada to be free because of the

Why did slaves mostly escape on Saturdays late at night?

Why did Harriet fall asleep without warning?

What was the passcode that Harriet Tubman used to get help along the journey?

What does indomitable mean?

Why does Tubman insist that the runaways must "go on or die"?

Which word means:
An object thought to have magical or protective powers.

Who is the author of Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Who was Thomas Garrett?

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to call forth; to summon

The runaways had to reach Canada to be free because of the

Why did slaves mostly escape on Saturdays late at night?

Why did Harriet fall asleep without warning?

What was the passcode that Harriet Tubman used to get help along the journey?

What does indomitable mean?

Why does Tubman insist that the runaways must "go on or die"?

Which word means:An object thought to have magical or protective powers.

Who is the author of Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Who was Thomas Garrett?

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