Unit 5

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian

The people who helped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad were called_____________.

• conductors
• engineers

What was the Underground Railroad?

• Railroad tracks that ran East and West
• Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
• An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
• A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south

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Which region was considered "free states?"

• North 
• South
• East 
• West

Which region's economy relied heavily on agriculture?

• North 
• South
• East 
• West

Why did slaves want to reach Canada?

• The slave catchers were nicer there
• Slavery was only in a small part of Canada
• The Fugitive Slave Act didn't apply to Canadians
• They could make more money

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What was The Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that forced slaves to work long hours
• A law that forced slave owners to treat slaves nicer
• A law that forced you to return a runaway slave to his owner
• A law that made slavery illegal 

Whose economy depended on slave labor?

• neither the North or the South
• North
• both the North and the South
• South

_____ was the movement to end slavery in America.

• The Suffrage Movement

• The Abolitionist Movement

• The Emancipation Movement

• The Citizen's Rights Movement

What was Frederick Douglass's role in the abolitionist movement?

• He was a powerful speaker and founded an antislavery paper.

• He did little to help the abolitionist movement.

• He personally ushered escaped slaves to Canada.