Chapter 2: Fight to Freedom

What did runaway slaves face when they escaped?

• freedom

• exhaustion

• hunger

• danger

Answer explanation

Harriet knew runaway slaves faced incredible danger on their journey to freedom. Slaves faced exhaustion and hunger when they escaped.

What may happen to a slave caught trying to escape? Answer: They may be _____

• whipped

• branded

• killed

• convinced

Answer explanation

Captured runaways were whipped, branded and sometimes even killed.

Complete the sentence: Harriet worried her family would be _____ after she left.

• risky

• hiding

• punished

• convinced

Answer explanation

Harriet would have to leave her family behind in Maryland. Would they be punished after she left?

What did Harriet's brothers convince her to do during Harriet's first escape attempt?

• turn back

• run away

• set out

• give up

Answer explanation

After hiding in the woods for three weeks, Ben and Harry decided to turn back. They convinced Harriet to return with them. But she was not ready to give up her dream of freedom.

What was Harriet's destination when she set out on her own?

• Maryland

• Philadelphia

• San Francisco

• Washington

Answer explanation

Soon after her return, Harriet ran away again. Her destination was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, more than 100 miles to the north.

Complete the sentence: The Quakers were a religious group that _____ slavery.

• escaped

• encouraged

• fixed

• opposed

Answer explanation

Quakers are members of a religious group that opposed slavery.

Who helped Harriet and others like her escape to freedom?

• free blacks

• white people

• slave owners

• Quakers

Answer explanation

The people who helped Tubman were part of a secret organization called the Underground Railroad. Many white and free black people worked to end slavery and help slaves escape.

Definition: a person who wants to stop slavery (1)

Answer explanation

An abolitionist is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century.

What did conductors on the Underground Railroad use as a guide? (2)

Answer explanation

Conductors and escaping slaves used the North Star as a guide. The North Star is a bright star that remains fixed in the same place at night.

What law required officials in free states to cooperate with slave owners? Answer: The _____ Slave Act

• Runaway

• Fugitive

• Congress

• Northeast

Answer explanation

The Fugitive Slave Act made it easier for owners to find and capture slaves who had escaped to the North.