The Underground Railroad

Which two statements should be included in a summary of the passage?

• A. No one knows how many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad.

• B. Newspaper articles spoke against slavery and helped slaves get to freedom.

• C. The Underground Railroad was a tool for helping slaves escape from slavery.

• D. When slaves tried to escape, they would be chased by slave owners and bloodhound dogs through the woods.

• E. Many slaves went with conductors who led the slaves through woods, swamps, and rivers on the journey to freedom.

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What structure does the author use in paragraph 3 of “The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom”?

• A. cause and effect

• B. chronological order

• C. description

• D. problem and solution

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Select two statements that describe abolitionists.

• A. worked toward freeing slaves

• B. believed slaves should be free

• C. worked for money to free slaves

• D. worked with slaves to create newspapers

• E. believed slaves should be returned to owners

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

Even after Garrett was fined $5,400 for his “crime” (an enormous amount of money for the time), he continued his work as a stationmaster.

How does the author show the difficulties stationmasters had to face?

• A. by sharing information about stationmasters’ jobs

• B. by sharing how the stationmaster ran the newspaper

• C. by sharing the consequence of a stationmaster’s actions

• D. by sharing the amount of money the stationmaster made for work

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Answer the following questions for “‘When I Reach the Promised Land . . .’” and “The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom.”

What information about Harriet Tubman is the same in both passages?

• A. Harriet Tubman rode the train to freedom.

• B. Harriet Tubman helped people escape to freedom.

• C. Harriet Tubman made money for the stationmasters.

• D. Harriet Tubman hid under a blanket when on the train.

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Select the boxes to choose if the detail appears in “The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom” or “When I Reached the Promised Land . . .”

• Harriet Tubman conducted hundreds to freedom.

• Harriet Tubman led escaping slaves through woods, swamps, and rivers.

• Conductors were enslaved or killed if they were caugh

• Harriet Tubman is considered the bravest conductor of the Underground Railroad.

• Some conductors were whites or free blacks.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.2.9