Week 22 - Slavery and Abolition

From Women Abolitionists: Sojourner Truth wasn't always called Sojourner Truth. What did her first name used to be?

• Jessica

• Stephanie

• Isabella

• Carla

From Women Abolitionists: In the year ______, Sojourner became the first black woman to win a court case against a white man.

• 1818

• 1828

• 1838

• 1848

From Women Abolitionists: After renaming herself Sojourner in 1843, Truth spent almost ______ years speaking out about slavery and women's rights.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

From Women Abolitionists: Harriet Tubman rescued many people from slavery by using the Underground ________

• Railroad

• Subway

• Road

• Slave Run

From Women Abolitionists: What was the Underground Railroad?

• An actual railroad that carried slaves to freedom

• A system of secret roads, safe houses, and helpers

From Frederick Douglass: Who broke the law and taught Frederick to read and write?

Type the name exactly as it is in the article or you will not receive credit for the answer. Remember that names are proper nouns and have to be capitalized.

(a)  

From Frederick Douglass: Was Douglass involved in the Civil War?

• Yes

• No

From A Song to Fight for Freedom: William Lloyd Garrison wrote a song called "I Am An Abolitionist". What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who supports slavery

• Someone who writes songs

• Someone who opposes slavery

From Nothing Like a Train Ride: The Underground Railroad relied on people called _________, who helped lead people to safety

• The Followers of Tubman

• Conductors

• Engineers

From Nothing Like a Train Ride: As people were lead from slavery to freedom, they stayed in homes, churches, or schools to avoid being seen. These places were known as __________

• pit stops

• rally points

• checkpoints

• stations