BPJ Harriet Tubman

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a group who helped people escape slavery

• a tunnel between Maryland and Pennsylvania

• a train that took enslaved people to safe places

• a farm where Harriet Tubman was forced to work

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Harriet Tubman was COURAGEOUS and risked her life to help enslaved people escape. What does COURAGEOUS mean?

• shy

• sick

• quiet

• brave

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What was Harriet Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad?

• conductor

• soldier

• stationmaster

• mapmaker

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What is one of the things Harriet Tubman did during the Civil War?

• She worked to get women the right to vote.

• She fixed trains on the Underground Railroad.

• She was a passenger on the Underground Railroad.

• She guided Union soldiers around different areas.

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Why did Harriet Tubman and her passengers often travel at night?

• The Underground Railroad only ran at night.

• It was easier to travel secretly in the dark.

• They could only see stations at night.

• More people were outside at night.

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Harriet Tubman’s mother RESISTED when enslavers tried to take her son. What does RESIST mean?

• to stand up against

• to agree

• to search

• to vote

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Which sentence about Harriet Tubman is FALSE?

• She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• She helped her family members escape slavery.

• She worked as a spy for the Union army.

• She started the Underground Railroad.

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Who were the passengers on the Underground Railroad?

• people who hid people safely

• people who were escaping slavery

• people who worked to get women the right to vote

• people who guided enslaved people to safe places

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Which event happened LAST?

• The Civil War broke out.

• The United States government abolished slavery.

• Harriet Tubman escaped as a passenger on the Underground Railroad.

• Harriet Tubman gathered information for the Union army.

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Harriet Tubman never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad. What do you think this means?

• The routes to the northern states were very safe.

• The Underground Railroad was supported by most people.

• She did not face many problems when she guided passengers.

• She was smart and planned carefully to protect her passengers.

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