African American Resistance Review

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

What was the primary purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To help enslaved African Americans escape to freedom

• To transport goods underground

• To provide shelter for homeless people

• To establish a secret society

Which state was a major hub for the Underground Railroad?

• New York

• California

• Texas

• Ohio

What was the secret network of routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states?

• Subterranean Pathway

• Overground Highway

• Skyway Express

• Underground Railroad

Who was the African American abolitionist and women's rights activist who escaped slavery and became a leading speaker and writer?

• Frederick Douglass

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Harriet Tubman

What was the name of the famous African American newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?

• The South Star

• The East Star

• The West Star

• The North Star

Who was the African American woman who helped lead hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad?

• Rosa Parks

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Maya Angelou

What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• A law that granted freedom to all slaves in the United States.

• A law that prohibited the capture and return of runaway slaves.

• A law that established the Underground Railroad as a legal organization.

• A law that required the capture and return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Who was the African American abolitionist who published an autobiography detailing his experiences as a slave?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that granted freedom to all slaves in the United States.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was a law that abolished slavery in the entire country.

• The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be set free and shifted the focus of the Civil War to ending slavery.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was a treaty that ended the Civil War and established equal rights for all Americans.