Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

What was the system of safe houses for escaping slaves called?

• A abolitionists

• B warehouses

• C Fugitive Slave Act

• D Underground Railroad

How was Harriet’s life as a free woman different from her life as a slave?

• A She had to work on a plantation.

• B She was paid for her work.

• C She was forced to do hard labor.

• D All of the above

How did Harriet Tubman come into slavery?

• A She was born into it.

• B She was brought into it from Africa.

• C She was captured by slave owners.

• D None of the above

Why did Harriet Tubman use her hard-earned money to help slaves escape?

• A She wanted the slaves to help her work.

• B She knew that owning human beings was unjust.

• C She didn’t want to put her money in a bank.

• D All of the above

How did Harriet Tubman avoid being caught by slave owners even though there was a large reward for her?

• A She was so clever about disguises.

• B She knew how to trick people who were looking for her.

• C She hired men to rip down wanted posters.

• D All of the above

Why did Harriet Tubman want to move to the North?

• A She wanted to be a nurse.

• B She had relatives there.

• C She would be free there.

• D All of the above

What is an abolitionist?

• A a person who was against slavery

• B a person who escaped from slavery

• C a person who tried to keep slavery going

• D a person who went to Africa to capture slaves

Why did people working to free slaves use code words?

• A to try to change the meaning of words

• B to force people to listen carefully

• C so the slaves could not understand what they said

• D so others wouldn’t know what they were talking about

How was Harriet Tubman compared to Moses?

• A She was a master of disguise.

• B She helped her parents.

• C She led people to freedom.

• D She lived to a very old age.

What is a plantation?

• A a system of safe houses used by slaves to escape

• B a school for children from wealthy families

• C a solution to a very difficult problem

• D a large farm owned by a wealthy person where the work is done by others