WorksheetsUnderground Railroad and Abolitionist Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 19mins
What was the title of Sojourner Truth’s famous speech?
a: “The Declaration of Sentiments”
b: “The North Star”
c: “Ain’t I A Woman?”
d: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Who was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad?
a: Abraham Lincoln
b: Frederick Douglass
c: Harriet Tubman
d: William Lloyd Garrison
What was the Underground Railroad?
c: a secret train carrying people from Georgia to Ohio
c: a secret train carrying people from Georgia to Ohio
a: a railroad system that took escaped enslaved people to Canada
b: a secret network that helped escaped enslaved people get to freedom in the North
Describe the contributions of two famous Ohioans who helped in the Abolition Movement in Ohio.
Select three individuals who helped fight against slavery.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Lundy
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Francis Scott Key
What law made it illegal to help enslaved people escape?
a: the Fugitive Slave Act
d: the Missouri Compromise
b: the Underground Railroad
c: the Emancipation Proclamation
Which group of people played a significant part in the fight against slavery?
Sons of Liberty
abolitionists
British Army
Freedom Fighters
Why was Ohio important to the Underground Railroad?
Why was Canada the final destination for many people escaping slavery? Select two correct answers.
It was a part of the Confederacy.
Canada had a stronger economy and more jobs.
The Fugitive Slave Act made freedom uncertain even in the North.
It was another country, so slave owners did not have legal rights there.
John Rankin signaled safety to people escaping slavery by _________.
blowing a horn
posting signs
lighting a lantern
writing in the newspaper
Why do you think the Ohio River was so important?
a: Crossing it meant entering the North.
b: It formed the border with Canada.
c: It flowed south to north.
d: Its waters provided water to Southern plantations.
How did the conductors of the Underground Railroad help the runaways escape slavery?
