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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the system of safe houses for escaping slaves called?

a)

A abolitionists

b)

B warehouses

c)

C Fugitive Slave Act

d)

D Underground Railroad

2.

How was Harriet’s life as a free woman different from her life as a slave?

a)

A She had to work on a plantation.

b)

B She was paid for her work.

c)

C She was forced to do hard labor.

d)

D All of the above

3.

How did Harriet Tubman come into slavery?

a)

A She was born into it.

b)

B She was brought into it from Africa.

c)

C She was captured by slave owners.

d)

D None of the above

4.

Why did Harriet Tubman use her hard-earned money to help slaves escape?

a)

A She wanted the slaves to help her work.

b)

B She knew that owning human beings was unjust.

c)

C She didn’t want to put her money in a bank.

d)

D All of the above

5.

How did Harriet Tubman avoid being caught by slave owners even though there was a large reward for her?

a)

A She was so clever about disguises.

b)

B She knew how to trick people who were looking for her.

c)

C She hired men to rip down wanted posters.

d)

D All of the above

6.

Why did Harriet Tubman want to move to the North?

a)

A She wanted to be a nurse.

b)

B She had relatives there.

c)

C She would be free there.

d)

D All of the above

7.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

A a person who was against slavery

b)

B a person who escaped from slavery

c)

C a person who tried to keep slavery going

d)

D a person who went to Africa to capture slaves

8.

Why did people working to free slaves use code words?

a)

A to try to change the meaning of words

b)

B to force people to listen carefully

c)

C so the slaves could not understand what they said

d)

D so others wouldn’t know what they were talking about

9.

How was Harriet Tubman compared to Moses?

a)

A She was a master of disguise.

b)

B She helped her parents.

c)

C She led people to freedom.

d)

D She lived to a very old age.

10.

What is a plantation?

a)

A a system of safe houses used by slaves to escape

b)

B a school for children from wealthy families

c)

C a solution to a very difficult problem

d)

D a large farm owned by a wealthy person where the work is done by others