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

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

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.