Harriet Tubman

What happened to Harriet when she was thirteen that gave her dizzy spells the rest of her life? 
 

• She fell down some stairs and hit her head
• She was kicked in the head by a horse
• A slave owner hit her in the head with an iron weight
• She got the flu and nearly died

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why did Harriet use the Underground Railroad?

• to make money

• to get away from slavery

• to make new friends

• to get exercise

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Anyone bringing a slave back to his owner was given a prize, or a

• reward

• citation

• ticket

• nothing

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this excerpt from the article.

"I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other...I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted..."

Why did the author include this quotation from Harriet Tubman in the article?

• to show how smart Harriet was

• to show how foolish Harriet was

• to show how confused Harriet was

• to show how determined Harriet was

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the author's main purpose for writing this article?

• to entertain readers with a suspenseful story

• to inform readers about an inspiring, heroic American

• to persuade readers that slavery was an unjust system

• to explain how the Underground Railroad was established

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In order to get to freedom, Harriet travelled on the

• Yellow Brick Road

• Underground Railroad

• Oregon Trail

• airplane

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The runaway slaves had to be careful not to

• get caught

• fall asleep

• eat on the path

• run too fast

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Can't see in the dark. Ain't got cat's eyes like you."

Which of the following is the best way to rewrite the sentence above using formal English?

• I can't see in the dark. I ain't got cat's eyes like you.

• I can't see in the dark. I don't have cat's eyes like you.

• I can't never see in the dark. I don't got cat's eyes like you.

• Don't can see in the dark. I haven't gotten cat's eyes like you.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Slavery was a system where

• people worked for money and were owned

• people had to work for free and were owned

• people worked for money and were free

• people worked for free and were free

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What war was fought by people from the same country to end slavery in the USA?

• the Revolutionary War

• the Civil War

• the Cold War

• World War 2