Underground Railroad Codes
Quiz
•
History
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Easy
Deborah Muldawer
Used 3+ times
FREE Resource
Enhance your content in a minute
8 questions
Show all answers
1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each definition with the best answer.
Fugitives that were Expected
Canaan
Canada
Agent
Person who demanded an immediate end to slavery
Abolitionist
Coordinator who plotted courses of escape and made contacts
Bundles of Wood
Fugitive enslaved people transported by Underground Railroad workers
Baggage
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each term with the best possible answer.
Enslaved people who did chores like cooking, cleaning, and watching children.
Big House
Large farms where enslaved people worked
Field Hand
Large manors in which slaveowners lived
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus.
Enslaved people who picked crops, usually cotton or tobacco
House Servant
Used to alert other slaves that an escape attempt was anticipated.
Plantations
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each of the following phrases to the best meaning.
The Tombigbee River in Mississippi.
When the great big river meets the little river.
A reminder that tracking dogs
could not follow the scent of fugitives through the water.
The river ends between two hills.
A visual clue for escapees left by an Underground Railroad worker famous for his wooden leg.
The dead trees will show you the way.
The Ohio River and its tributaries.
Left foot, peg foot.
A reminder that moss grows on the north side of dead trees; fugitives would know which way to walk
The river bank makes a mighty good road.
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each of the following terms to the best possible answer.
A password used by fugitives traveling alone to indicate they were sent by the Underground Railroad
A friend of a friend sent me
A warning that bounty hunters were nearby
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls.
A password used to signal arrival of fugitives with an Underground Railroad Conductor
The Wind Blows from the South Today
Someone who gave money, clothing, or food to The Underground Railroad
Stockholder
Early spring, a particular time of year good for escaping.
A friend with friends
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each term to the best possible answer,
Canada
Shepherds
People who encouraged enslaved people to escape and escorted them
Station
Keeper or Owner of a Safe House
River Jordan
Ohio River
Promised Land
Place of safety and temporary refuge, a safe house
Station Master
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each of the following terms with the best possible answer.
Bounty hunter that was hired to capture runaway enslaved people
Patty Roller
Harriet Tubman
Operator
Person who helped freedom seekers as a conductor or agent
Moses
Leaders of and spokespersons for The Underground Railroad
Preachers
Fugitives that were expected
Parcel
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the terms listed below with the best possible answer.
The Underground Railroad
Gospel Train
Place of shelter for fugitives
Load of Potatoes
Escaping enslaved people hidden under produce in a wagon
Jumping off Place
Secret Departure
Heaven
Canada, freedom
French Leave
8.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each term to the best definition.
Person who directly transported slaves
Drinking Gourd
The Underground Railroad
Flying Bondsmen
The Number of Escaping People
Conductor
Taking Enslaved People from Station to Station
Freedom Train
Big Dipper Constellation and the North Star
Forwarding
Similar Resources on Wayground
10 questions
New Zealand
Quiz
•
KG - University
10 questions
The Making of National Movement
Quiz
•
8th Grade
13 questions
Confederation Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
10 questions
Christopher Columbus
Quiz
•
4th - 6th Grade
13 questions
Indonesia during 1945-1949
Quiz
•
7th Grade
10 questions
Benefits of a Settled Life
Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
10 questions
Ancient Delmon
Quiz
•
7th Grade
12 questions
The Political Process [SOL Review Quiz #3]
Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
5 questions
This is not a...winter edition (Drawing game)
Quiz
•
1st - 5th Grade
15 questions
4:3 Model Multiplication of Decimals by Whole Numbers
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Chapters 1 & 2
Quiz
•
4th Grade
12 questions
Unit 4 Review Day
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
10 questions
Identify Iconic Christmas Movie Scenes
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
20 questions
Christmas Trivia
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
18 questions
Kids Christmas Trivia
Quiz
•
KG - 5th Grade
Discover more resources for History
8 questions
Constitutional Convention
Lesson
•
5th - 8th Grade
5 questions
CE 7d Roles and Power of the State Executive Branch
Quiz
•
7th - 12th Grade
25 questions
The Early Republic
Quiz
•
7th - 11th Grade
38 questions
Reconstruction
Quiz
•
8th Grade
48 questions
2025 1st Semester Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
14 questions
Ce.8a Local Government
Quiz
•
8th Grade
10 questions
Exploring the Legacy of Ancient Egypt
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
20 questions
Characteristics of the Three Colonial Regions (1.5b)
Quiz
•
6th Grade
