The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom

Which two statements should be included in a summary of the passage "The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom"?

• No one knows how many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad.

• Newspaper articles spoke against slavery and helped slaves get to freedom.

• The Underground Railroad was a tool for helping slaves escape from slavery.

• When slaves tried to escape, they would be chased by slave owners and bloodhound dogs through the woods.

• Many slaves went with conductors who led the slaves through woods, swamps, and rivers on the journey to freedom.

What structure does the author use in paragraph 3 of "The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom"?

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

Select two statements that describe abolitionists.

• worked toward freeing slaves

• believed slaves should be free

• worked for money to free slaves

• worked with slaves to create newspapers

• believed slaves should be returned to owners

Read the sentence from paragraph 6. "Even after Garrett was fined $5,400 for his 'crime' (an enormous amount of money for the time), he continued his work as a stationmaster." How does the author show the difficulties stationmasters had to face?

• by sharing information about stationmasters’ jobs

• by sharing how the stationmaster ran the newspaper

• by sharing the consequence of a stationmaster’s actions

• by sharing the amount of money the stationmaster made for work

What information about Harriet Tubman is the same in both passages?

• Harriet Tubman rode the train to freedom.

• Harriet Tubman helped people escape to freedom.

• Harriet Tubman made money for the stationmasters.

• Harriet Tubman hid under a blanket when on the train.