WorksheetsThe Underground Railroad
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the Underground Railroad?
Secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states/areas.
A railroad with a train only used by African Americans.
The first train ever built in the U.S.A.
An underground route that was secretly used to smuggle goods in and out of the U.S.
What was Harriet Tubman famous for?
She was an abolitionist and also an escaped slave.
She was the 17th president of the U.S.
She was an escaped slave that later became the vice president of the U.S.
She was the first African American slave to become free in the state of Ohio.
What does enslave mean?
To not make anyone do anything
To make someone run exactly 1 mile
To make someone free
To make someone a slave
Why was it dangerous on the Underground Railroad?
There were no more abolitionists.
Sometimes people sent dogs after the enslaved people!
There were polar bears everywhere!
There were pirates everywhere!
Which state was not a "free" state?
Georgia
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
True or False: The Civil War made slavery LEGAL for the U.S.?
True
False, it made it illegal.
False, only 7 states could have slavery.
False, it made it legal in Canada.
What is the "drinking gourd"?
It was a hollowed out conch shell that people drank from to show respect.
Is was the big/little dipper and it helped guide enslaved people South to Georgia.
It was the big/little dipper and it helped guide enslaved people North to Canada.
It was a gourd that people cooked in stews.
How did abolitionists use quilts.
No one made quilts back then.
Quilts were made because people were bored during the war.
Quilts had patterns to give enslaved people messages on the Underground Railroad.
Quilts were used to hide all enslaved people on the Underground Railroad (using camouflage).
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
This act made Ohio a state.
This act made it illegal to help runaway slaves.
This act increased taxes.
This act gave freedom to all slaves in the U.S.
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who had at least 100 slaves on a plantation.
Someone who believed slavery was necessary.
Someone who wanted higher taxes.
Someone who wanted slavery to end.
In 2016, who was supposed to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill?
Harriet Hudson
Thomas Jefferson
Mike Ginther
Harriet Tubman
What issue divided the states when writing the Constitution?
Northern States wanted slavery, but Southern States didn't.
Southern States wanted slavery, but Northern States didn't.
Southern States wanted higher taxes, but Northern States didn't.
This is not true, they agreed on everything!
How did slavery begin? (In the U.S.)
George Washington needed farmers.
People were banished from Canada.
Slave trade from the 1600s brought Africans to America. (Triangular Trade)
Ohio needed more workers.
Explain Ohio's role in the anti-slavery movement.
Ohio was a part of the Underground Railroad.
Ohio had over 1 million slaves.
Ohio believed in HIGH taxes.
Ohio banned all trade with other states.
Who was Bruce Evans?
A senator for Ohio.
A slave owner in Alabama.
An Ohio abolitionist!
The 19th U.S. president.
