Week 8 Review

Following the War of 1812, the nation quickly expanded, forcing the question of whether or not to allow the practice of slavery in the new states. Under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance, Ohio was admitted to the United States as a

• Free state

• Slave state

Which group of people played a significant part in the fight against slavery?

• Freedom Fighters

• Sons of Liberty

• Abolitionist

• British Army

The _____employed lectures to travel across the state and encourage Ohioans to join the anti-slavery movement. 

• Free Soil Party

• Confederate States of America

• Ohio Anti-Slavery Society

What law made it illegal to help enslaved people escape?

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Underground Railroad

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Select three individuals who helped fight against slavery.

• Fredrick Douglas

• Harriet Tubman

• Francis Scott Key

• Sojourner Truth

How many members did the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society have in 1836, just one year after it started?

• 500

• 5,000

• 1,000

• 10,000

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a railroad system that took escaped enslaved people to Canada

• a secret network that helped escaped people get to freedom in the North

• a secret train carrying people from Georgia to Ohio

• a hidden collection of routes that guided enslaved people to the South

Who was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglas

• William Llyod Garrison

What was the title of Sojourner Truth’s famous speech?

• "The Declaration of Sentiments"

• "The North Star"

• "Ain't I a Woman"

• "Uncle Tom's Cabin"