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WorksheetsJohn Brown's Raid
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did John Brown feel about slavery?
a)
He had many slaves of his own & appreciated slavery
b)
He didn't mind slavery
c)
He hated it
d)
He thought slavery was a great idea
2.
Who in John Brown's family were killed by helping with the raid?
a)
One of his Daughters
b)
His Dad
c)
His Mother
d)
Two of his sons
3.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
A person against slavery
b)
A person who is a slave
c)
A person for slavery
d)
A person who owns slaves
4.
What did John Brown want slaves to do?
a)
Throw a party
b)
Kill their owners
c)
Keep working hard
d)
Rebel against their owners
5.
How did most southerners feel about John Brown's actions?
a)
they supported him 100%
b)
they didn't like them
c)
they were confused
d)
they didn't care much
6.
What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to capture the US arsenal
b)
to burn down the town
c)
to kill lots of people
d)
to live there
7.
Was John Brown able to rally the slaves into a revolt?
a)
there were no slaves
b)
yes
c)
no
d)
only half
8.
Who came to stop John Brown?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Ambrose Burnside
9.
How was John Brown killed?
a)
He was shot
b)
He was beaten
c)
He was just old
d)
He was hanged to death
10.
Where was John Brown targeting?
a)
Salem, NC
b)
Boonsboro, MD
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Harpers Ferry, VA
11.
How many followers did John Brown have?
a)
no one knows
b)
21
c)
18
d)
10
12.
How many of John Brown's followers escaped?
a)
all
b)
8
c)
10
d)
0
13.
When did the raid take place?
a)
October 16, 1859
b)
May 11, 1860
c)
September 11, 1850
d)
January 24, 1873
14.
What is a raid?
a)
the building John Brown Burnt
b)
a killing of many people
c)
a type of weapon
d)
a sudden attack on an enemy
15.
What is slavery?
a)
people able to move around freely
b)
the system by which people are owned by other people
c)
women working for men
d)
blacks working only in fields
16.
Who were Southerners?
a)
People who were against slavery
b)
People who lived in the north and had factories
c)
People who loved Abraham Lincoln
d)
People who lived in the south and believed in slavery
17.
What is treason?
a)
going against the government
b)
killing someone
c)
stealing from your neighbor
d)
when someone dies in battle
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