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WorksheetsNegro Spirituals
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 17mins
For Africans who wanted to escape slavery, songs had a very important
Purpose
Melody
Rhythm
Length
The Negro Spirituals were used as a way of (a)
Every song ..................
had a name
had a number
had a double meaning
mentioned heaven
The text of every song had a
(a)
Explain the secret code behind this song.
(a)
Which one of these people helped slaves escape?
Conductors
Stations
Passengers
Baggage
What was the name of the people in charge of safe places?
Conductors
Stations
Station Masters
Passenger/Baggage
What was the name given to safe places?
Conductos
Passengers
Station Masters
Stations
What were slaves trying to escape referred to as?
Station Masters
Stations
Passenger/ baggage
Conductors
What was the name of the woman who escaped slavery then completed missions to rescue other slaves?
(a)
How many trips did the woman from the last question travel to help slaves become free.
300
5
17
23
Approximately, how many slaves were led to Freedom by this brave woman?
1,000
450
300
250
Negro spirituals had something very interesting about the rhythms in the songs. The rhythms were (a)
Name three reasons why African Americans sang Negro Spirituals.
