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Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the title of Sojourner Truth’s famous speech?

a)

a: “The Declaration of Sentiments”

b)

b: “The North Star”

c)

c: “Ain’t I A Woman?”

d)

d: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

2.

Who was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad?

a)

a: Abraham Lincoln

b)

b: Frederick Douglass

c)

c: Harriet Tubman

d)

d: William Lloyd Garrison

3.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

c: a secret train carrying people from Georgia to Ohio

b)

c: a secret train carrying people from Georgia to Ohio

c)

a: a railroad system that took escaped enslaved people to Canada

d)

b: a secret network that helped escaped enslaved people get to freedom in the North

4.

Describe the contributions of two famous Ohioans who helped in the Abolition Movement in Ohio.

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5.

Select three individuals who helped fight against slavery.

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Frederick Lundy

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Sojourner Truth

e)

Francis Scott Key

6.

What law made it illegal to help enslaved people escape?

a)

a: the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

d: the Missouri Compromise

c)

b: the Underground Railroad

d)

c: the Emancipation Proclamation

7.

Which group of people played a significant part in the fight against slavery?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

abolitionists

c)

British Army

d)

Freedom Fighters

8.

Why was Ohio important to the Underground Railroad?

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9.

Why was Canada the final destination for many people escaping slavery? Select two correct answers.

a)

It was a part of the Confederacy.

b)

Canada had a stronger economy and more jobs.

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act made freedom uncertain even in the North.

d)

It was another country, so slave owners did not have legal rights there.

10.

John Rankin signaled safety to people escaping slavery by _________.

a)

blowing a horn

b)

posting signs

c)

lighting a lantern

d)

writing in the newspaper

11.

Why do you think the Ohio River was so important?

a)

a: Crossing it meant entering the North.

b)

b: It formed the border with Canada.

c)

c: It flowed south to north.

d)

d: Its waters provided water to Southern plantations.

12.

How did the conductors of the Underground Railroad help the runaways escape slavery?

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