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Chapter 2: Fight to Freedom

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did runaway slaves face when they escaped?

a)

freedom

b)

exhaustion

c)

hunger

d)

danger

2.

What may happen to a slave caught trying to escape? Answer: They may be _____

a)

whipped

b)

branded

c)

killed

d)

convinced

3.

Complete the sentence: Harriet worried her family would be _____ after she left.

a)

risky

b)

hiding

c)

punished

d)

convinced

4.

What did Harriet's brothers convince her to do during Harriet's first escape attempt?

a)

turn back

b)

run away

c)

set out

d)

give up

5.

What was Harriet's destination when she set out on her own?

a)

Maryland

b)

Philadelphia

c)

San Francisco

d)

Washington

6.

Complete the sentence: The Quakers were a religious group that _____ slavery.

a)

escaped

b)

encouraged

c)

fixed

d)

opposed

7.

Who helped Harriet and others like her escape to freedom?

a)

free blacks

b)

white people

c)

slave owners

d)

Quakers

8.

Definition: a person who wants to stop slavery (1)

(a)  

9.

What did conductors on the Underground Railroad use as a guide? (2)

(a)  

10.

What law required officials in free states to cooperate with slave owners? Answer: The _____ Slave Act

a)

Runaway

b)

Fugitive

c)

Congress

d)

Northeast