WorksheetsUnderground Railroad BrainPOP
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which word indicates that travel on the Underground Railroad was done in secret?
Conductor
Underground
Railroad
Abolition
What did 'stations' refer to on the Underground Railroad?
areas enslaved people waited for trains
people who helped runaways
homes and other places runaways would hide
the belongings runaways had with them
How did life differ in the North for people who had escaped slavery?
Racism was rare
There were fewer white people
African Americans had equal rights
slavery was illegal
Which group opposed abolitionists?
Quakers
Slave owners
African-American northerners
Fugitives from slavery
As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:
Guided passengers from station to station
Wrote essays against slavery
Gave speeches about her experience in slavery
Defended passengers in court
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed in response to:
Harsh treatment of enslaved people by law enforcement
Pro-slavery juries in Northern courts
Northern laws that protected enslaved people
The abolition of slavery by the federal government
What does the word 'abolitionists' mean?
people committed to slavery
people committed to ending slavery
people who captured runaways and returned them
only people who were enslaved
Where did underground railroad paths lead? (Mark ALL that apply)
Mexico
Northern States
Canada
Southern States
True or False: You could be thrown into jail for helping runaway slaves.
True
False
How did William Still contribute to our knowledge of the Underground Railroad?
He founded an abolitionist newspaper
He kept records of passengers he helped rescue
He interviewed former slave owners after the Civil War
He published a biography of Harriet Tubman
