WorksheetsUnderground to Canada by. Barbara Smucker Ch. 1-3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
The Fugitive Slave Act, passed in the United States in 1850, increased the number of enslaved Black people escaping to Canada because...
it allowed slave owners to recapture slaves who had escaped to free northern states.
it allowed slave owners to recapture slaves who had escaped to Canada.
it allowed safe and free passage to Canada.
it allowed all people to immigrate to Canada.
Spirituals sung by enslaved Black people in the United States were...
not important and just for fun.
written by the slave owners for them to sing.
for the entertainment of the slave owners.
often coded with directions for an escape to Canada disguised as song lyrics.
To escape to Canada enslaved Black people used...
compasses that were stolen from slave owners.
the stars, particularly the north star.
the train.
roads and highways.
What are the enslaved Black people on Massa Hensen's plantation worried about?
Being separated.
Being sold to a harsher plantation owner.
A slave trader coming from the "deep south."
All of the Above
What is Julilly short for?
(a)
Why did Massa Henson not like when he heard Mammy Sally and other slaves singing?
What did the enslaved Black people eat for breakfast at the Henson plantation?
Hoecakes, Grits and Tea
Hoecakes, grease, and water
Hoecakes, and water
Buttermilk, Hoecakes, and Sowbelly
Why is the fat man at the Henson plantation?
To wake up the Slaves
To trade his slaves
To buy slaves
To whip slaves
What did the fat man do to Julilly that reminded her of Old John with his horse?
Stuck a finger in her mouth to look at her teeth and pushed back her eyelids to look at her eyes
Made her pull the cart
Whipped her
Treated baby Willie like an animal
How many grown men are taken from the Henson plantation?
2
3
1
4
Why are the men bound in chains?
What is an Abolitionist?
A person who pays Black people for their work
A religious person
A slave owner
A person who does not believe in and wants to get rid of slavery
What was the "sheets of falling water" the children saw?
A waterfall
Heavy rain
A stream
A river
How was the Black boy Julilly saw different from her?
He was alone
He was free
He was drinking
He was older
What did the Quaker Abolitionist and the Black boy do for Julilly and the others?
Gave them fire wood
Helped them escape
Gave them food
Gave them water
