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Harriet Tubman's Courage Flocab Lesson Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following best describes Harriet Tubman’s childhood?

a)

She was born free and went to school.

b)

She was born born free but learned the stories of many slaves.

c)

She was born a slave and forced to work on a plantation.

d)

She was born a slave but treated very nicely by the overseers.

2.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

a secret network of people who helped slaves escape

b)

a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania

c)

a group of people who stopped slaves from escaping

d)

a large farm where crops were grown under the ground

3.

After she escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman

a)

stayed in the North and worked in Philadelphia for the rest of her life.

b)

returned to the South many times to help other slaves escape.

c)

decided she shouldn’t help other slaves because it was illegal.

4.

Tubman decided to escape to freedom after learning

a)

how slaves were being treated at other plantations.

b)

that her owner was planning to sell her to another plantation.

c)

that she had a lot of family in the North.

5.

Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?

a)

on trains and buses

b)

at night, under the cover of darkness

c)

with people from the government close by to help them

6.

People who tried to end slavery were called

a)

overseers.

b)

plantations

c)

abolitionists

7.

How did Tubman find her way to freedom?

a)

She used maps and compasses.

b)

Her parents showed her the way.

c)

She followed the North Star.

d)

An overseer helped her escape.

8.

Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?

a)

many cities in the South

b)

the West coast of the United States

c)

northern states and Canada

d)

Europe and Asia

9.

Which of the following statements about Tubman’s trips to help slaves escape is true?

a)

Tubman helped about 10 slaves escape.

b)

Tubman never lost a passenger when helping them escape.

c)

Tubman lost many passengers when helping them escape.

10.

People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called

a)

overseers.

b)

nurses

c)

owners

d)

conductors