Social Studies Week 30

Enslaved people had no freedom or liberty.

• True

• False

What would happen if an enslaved person got caught running away?

• They would be imprisoned

• They would lose all their possessions

• They would be severely punished or killed

• They would be sold to another plantation

People who were thought to be helping freedom-seeking enslaved people were praised in the press and in public ceremonies.

• True

• False

What was the code name on the Underground Railroad for a guide who helped runaway enslaved people?

• station manager

• conductor

• agent

• passenger

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence:

Sojourner Truth inspired people to support _____.

• the Underground Railroad

• new laws in Congress

• ending slavery

• Frederick Douglas

After the Civil War, members of the southern communities had a belief that African Americans were _____.

• equal to all people

• free to do whatever they wanted

• due an apology

• not equal to any white person

The order of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments is _____, _____, and _____.

• freedom, citizenship, and voting rights

• justice, equality, and liberty

• equality, citizenship, and freedom

• liberty, voting, and citizenship

What did some states threaten to do if Lincoln was elected president?

• have the inaugural ceremony in Atlanta

• emancipate enslaved people

• complain to the Supreme Court

• leave the Union

What was the name of the new country the southern states formed?

• the Confederate States of America

• the United Confederacy of America

• the Southern Confederacy of America

• the Southern States of America

The action of leaving the Union of the United States is called _____.

• leaving

• secession

• dissolvement

• success