The Underground Railroad

Which term describes someone who is against slavery?

• anarchist

• abolitionist

• conductor

• federalist

Who is the infamous slave that escaped to the North only to return to guide more slaves to freedom?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that forced citizens to capture slaves and return them to their owners.

• A law that allowed slave owners to enslave anyone trying to help slaves escape.

• A law that slave owners would be considered fugitives.

• A law that all slaves would be considered fugitives.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport supplies to slaves

• To help slaves escape to freedom

• To capture and return runaway slaves

What was the name of the people who helped the slaves along the Underground Railroad?

• guides

• cargo

• conductors

• passengers

When was the best time for the slaves to move along the Underground Railroad?

• dawn

• daytime

• dusk

• night

What did people call the different stops along the Underground Railroad?

• stations

• trails

• terminals

• depots

Who was the slave that taught himself to read before escaping to the North and helping others on the Underground Railroad?

• John Brown

• Fredrick Douglass

• Levi Coffin

• William Still

What ended the Underground Railroad?

• A federal raid

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The publication of The Underground Railroad by William Still