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WorksheetsStudies Weekly Week 22
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Harriet Tubman
a former slave who learned to read and write and used his knowledge to try to free other slaves
leader during the Civil War who rescued more than 300 people on the Underground Railroad
created a newspaper called The Liberator
a former slave and the first black woman to win a court case against a white man
Sojourner Truth
a former slave who learned to read and write and used his knowledge to try to free other slaves
leader during the Civil War who rescued more than 300 people on the Underground Railroad
created a newspaper called The Liberator
a former slave and the first black woman to win a court case against a white man
Frederick Douglass
a former slave who learned to read and write and used his knowledge to try to free other slaves
leader during the Civil War who rescued more than 300 people on the Underground Railroad
created a newspaper called The Liberator
a former slave and the first black woman to win a court case against a white man
William Lloyd Garrison
a former slave who learned to read and write and used his knowledge to try to free other slaves
leader during the Civil War who rescued more than 300 people on the Underground Railroad
created a newspaper called The Liberator
a former slave and the first black woman to win a court case against a white man
A famous novel called ______ _________ _________ written by Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous during the Civil Right movement. It followed the life of an enslaved man.
Uncle Walt's Adventure
Uncle Harry's Journey
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The main character in Uncle Tom's Cabin ________ a lot in the book and it depicted what life was really like for slaves.
suffered
learned
explored
Uncle Tom's Cabin made many readers angry and made them want to fight for the _______ of slaves.
memories
emancipation
anticipation
Match the following Underground Railroad term to its correct definition:
conductors
people who financed the Underground Railroad
places such as churches, homes or schools where runaway slaves spent the night
people who led the escaping slaves from place to place
helpers who owned the places runaway slaves stayed
Match the following Underground Railroad term to its correct definition:
stations
people who financed the Underground Railroad
places such as churches, homes or schools where runaway slaves spent the night
people who led the escaping slaves from place to place
helpers who owned the places runaway slaves stayed
Match the following Underground Railroad term to its correct definition:
shareholders
people who financed the Underground Railroad
places such as churches, homes or schools where runaway slaves spent the night
people who led the escaping slaves from place to place
helpers who owned the places runaway slaves stayed
Match the following Underground Railroad term to its correct definition:
station masters
people who financed the Underground Railroad
places such as churches, homes or schools where runaway slaves spent the night
people who led the escaping slaves from place to place
helpers who owned the places runaway slaves stayed
“I’d like to see the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Set ‘em free!” What does the word emancipation mean in this sentence?
becoming an abolitionist
being released from plantation owners and granted freedom
a government document that deals with rights
to keep slaves but pay them a fair wage
Which statement best describes the Underground Railroad?
a network of southerners that were trying to free northern slaves
the railroad system that was built in the South to move slaves around
a subway system that is completely underground
a system of roads, safe houses and helpers used to get slaves safely to freedom.
Study the picture from William Lloyd Garrison’s paper, The Liberator, and answer the question by using the picture and the articles.
What do the words, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” mean in the picture?
to make sure that you love yourself the most
to treat others the way you want to be treated
to stop slavery but continue unequal rights
to help only those who you know
What is an abolitionist?
a person who uses enslaved workers
a candidate for the Republican Party
a person who fought in the Civil War
one who fights against slavery
Who inspired William Lloyd Garrison to publish the newspaper called The Liberator ?
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
David Walker
Harriet Tubman
The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery was a group that _________.
helped young African Americans find jobs and get educations
was started by Sojourner Truth
helped pay for food for slaves
supported plantation owners who lost their slaves
Study the picture from William Lloyd Garrison’s paper, The Liberator, and answer the question by using the picture and the articles.
How does the left side of the picture differ from the right side?
They are both pretty much the same.
The left side shows a scene of equal rights and the right side is about segregation.
The left side is at a slave auction and the right side shows everyone free.
The left shows African Americans going to work and the right shows them heading home.
Which of the following is not a word associated with roles that people took in being a part of the Underground Railroad?
conductor
delivery man
shareholder
station master
