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WorksheetsUnderground Railroad
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False:
Slaves escaped to Canada using the Underground Railroad.
Slaves escaped to Canada using the Underground Railroad.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
How were quilts used to help slaves escape?
a)
Quilts kept the slaves warm as they journeyed through the night.
b)
Quilt squares contained secret messages.
c)
Slaves covered themselves with quilts so they wouldn't be seen.
d)
All are correct.
3.
Which is true of the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd?"
a)
The song was written about Harriet Tubman.
b)
The song told slaves to travel in cold months.
c)
The song told slaves to follow the Big Dipper.
4.
How did slaves escape to stations?
a)
On land
b)
On foot
c)
By train
d)
All are correct.
5.
How many slaves escaped using the Underground Railroad?
a)
10,000
b)
100,000
c)
1,000,000
6.
Where did Henry Brown address his box to?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c)
River Falls, Wisconsin
7.
What was the conductor's role?
a)
To house the slaves overnight
b)
To make sure the slaves had enough food
c)
To move the slaves onward to safety
8.
Who were stockholders?
a)
People who donated food or items to help escaped slaves
b)
Plantation owners
c)
People who posed as slaves to help move slaves north
9.
Why did slaves sing songs?
a)
Many could not read or write, so this was a form of communication.
b)
To trick plantation owners.
c)
To pass the time.
d)
All are true.
10.
Who did Henry Brown leave behind on his journey northward?
a)
No one
b)
His wife
c)
His wife and kids
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