Underground Railroad

Who was known as the 'Moses of her people' and helped lead hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Amelia Earhart

• Susan B. Anthony

• Rosa Parks

What were the secret locations where fugitive slaves could find refuge and assistance on their journey to freedom called?

• Dangerous houses

• Insecure shelters

• Safe houses or safe havens

• Exposed havens

What law passed in 1850 required that all escaped slaves, if captured, be returned to their masters and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Freedom Denial Law

• Master's Rights Act

• Slave Redemption Act

What were the main routes that slaves took to escape to freedom in the Northern states and Canada called?

• Surface Railway

• Aboveground Pathway

• Overground Highway

• Underground Railroad

What was the nickname of the network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the 19th century?

• Underground Railroad

• Secret Pathway

• Underground Highway

• Covert Railway

Which famous abolitionist and former slave helped guide many slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

What was the name of the system of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the 19th century?

• Underground Railroad

• Surface Pathway

• Overground Highway

• Aboveground Railway

What was the name of the law that made it illegal to help runaway slaves and required all citizens to assist in their capture?

• Runaway Slave Act

• Freedom Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Slave Assistance Law

What was the name of the secret network of people, both black and white, who helped slaves escape to freedom?

• Underwater Highway

• Overground Subway

• Underground Railroad

• Aboveground Railway

What was the name of the law that allowed slave owners to go into free states to capture their escaped slaves?

• Abolitionist Law

• Underground Railroad Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fugitive Slave Act of 1850