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Slavery

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Slavery was the inhumane part of the

a)

Triangle Trade Route

b)

Square Trade Route

c)

Hexagon Trade Route

d)

Circular Trade Route

2.

The voyage from Africa to the New World on a slave ship was called the

a)

First Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Third Passage

3.

What happened during the Third Passage into slavery?

a)

The kidnapping

b)

The crossing of the Atlantic

c)

The Slave Auction

d)

They were fed and put up in the Hilton

4.

A slave was the property of his/her owner for

a)

4 to 7 years

b)

2 years

c)

life

d)

1 month

5.

Slaves generally worked on very large farms called

a)

ranches

b)

towns

c)

cities

d)

plantations

6.

The person who watched over the field slaves was called the

a)

boss man

b)

plantation owner

c)

Master Browne

d)

overseer

7.

Many slaves ran away on the

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

91 Freeway

c)

Green River Drive

d)

Ohio River

8.

A person who led runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad was called the

a)

leader

b)

overseer

c)

conductor

d)

owner

9.

Harriet Tubman was a famous _________ on the Underground Railroad.

a)

passenger

b)

conductor

c)

station master

d)

cargo

10.

Slavery was illegal north of the

a)

Florida border

b)

Texas border

c)

Mason-Dixon Line

d)

America/Canada border

11.

What law stated that runaways found in the Northern States must be returned to their owners in the South?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Cowan/Mitchell Laws

c)

Runaway Return Law

d)

Fugitive Slave Laws

12.

Henry "Box" Brown escaped by mailing himself to the free state of

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Hawaii

13.

Who were abolitionists?

a)

People who fought to keep slavery alive

b)

People who owned slaves

c)

People who fought to end slavery

d)

No one

14.

What were runaway slaves called on the Underground Railroad?

a)

bypass

b)

agents

c)

brakemen

d)

baggage

15.

What did "brakemen" do on the Underground Railroad?

a)

helped contact runaways, telling them what is to come

b)

ran the engine on the railroad

c)

hunted down runaways

d)

planned the escape route