Civil War

The slaves and slave owners called Harriet "Moses" because

• They thought she was a man.
• They thought she was a God-like figure.
• She was like Moses in the bible, leading the Egyptian slaves to freedom.

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Only African Americans helped slaves to escape

• True
• False
• Maybe

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Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
• No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
• Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
• Yes, and it ran for miles on end!

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What was the Underground Railroad?

• A place where slaves were sold
• It was a railroad that was underground and carried slaves to freedom.
• A network slaves used to get to freedom.
• A smooth form of transportation.

Why was the Underground Railroad important?

• It carried many products from the North to the South.
• It led to the end of slavery.
• It was the route used by slaves escaping from the South
• It carried settlers west.

People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.

• conformists
• rebels
• abolitionists
• yankees

Why was slavery generally supported by southerners?

• All southerners owned slaves
• They knew someday they would be slaveowners
• Slavery was an important part of their economy
• They would be executed for disagreeing

Most white people in the South owned slaves.

• True
• False

This is the forced migration of millions of captured and enslaved people from Africa to the Americas.

• Slave Trade

• Gold Trade

• Salt Trade

• Silver Trade

Once slaves arrived in the Americas they were

• sent to loving families

• allowed to take a vacation

• thrown off the slave ships

• sold at auctions