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Maryland Divided

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Mason Dixon Line. Check all that apply

a)

A line that separated Maryland and Pennsylvania

b)

A line that divided state that wanted slavery from those that did not

c)

A person who draws maps

d)

A person who works for others

2.

What issue was the country divided over during this time?

a)

Electing a president

b)

Slavery

c)

Jobs

d)

Money

3.

What was the advantage that Fredrick Douglas had over other slaves?

a)

He could cook

b)

He could see

c)

He could read

d)

He could drive

4.

An abolitionist is a person who think we should keep slavery. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The secret network of people that helped slaves escape to freedom was called the what?

a)

The bridge to freedom

b)

The freedom ride

c)

The slave network

d)

The underground railroad

6.

The Northern States were what type of states?

a)

Slave States

b)

Non Slave States

7.

The Southern States were what kind of states?

a)

Slaves states

b)

Non slave states

8.

What type of state was Maryland?

a)

Slave state

b)

Non slave state

c)

Both a slave state and non slave state

9.

Why did the country fight the Civil War?

a)

They were fighting over money

b)

People were divided over the issue of slavery

c)

They were fighting to gain more land

d)

They did not like who was elected president

10.

What did the 13th amendment do?

a)

It made slavery illegal

b)

It made everyone think the same way

c)

It kept slaves in slavery

d)

It changed who the president was

11.

Who won the civil war?

a)

The Northern States

b)

The Southern States

12.

How did Fredrick Douglass feel about Abraham Lincoln?

a)

He thought he was a great guy

b)

He did not really like him

c)

He wanted to be just like him

d)

He thought he was a president who cared about black americans

13.

How did Harriet Tubman help slaves? Check all that apply

a)

She helped slaves get to freedom

b)

She became a conductor of the underground railroad

c)

She stayed where she was and didn't help anyone

d)

She was an abolitionist

14.

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

a)

The first president of the United States

b)

The current president of the United States

c)

A person who draws maps

d)

The president that ended slavery

15.

During this time, more free African Americans lived in Baltimore than anywhere else in the nation. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Fredrick Douglass remained a slave for his entire life. True or False

a)

True

b)

False