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storyworks-from slavery to freedom

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Harriet's real name?

a)

Araminta

b)

Mary

c)

Henrietta

d)

Mariana

2.

Who told Harriet about the Underground Railroad?

a)

her sisters

b)

her parents

c)

free slaves

d)

her brothers

3.

What were the people who helped escaped slaves called?

a)

passengers

b)

conductors

c)

stations

d)

captains

4.

What does evade mean?

a)

to come together

b)

to be negative

c)

to avoid

d)

to be active

5.

Select all the dangers for an escaped slave

a)

drowning

b)

freezing weather

c)

poisonous plants

d)

drowning

6.

What two jobs did Harriet do when she first gained freedom?

a)

hotel worker

b)

waiter

c)

maid

d)

babysitter

7.

A detour is

a)

an award

b)

a new route

c)

a sailor

d)

a task you have to do

8.

Why did the U.S. have a Civil War?

a)

the south needed more crops

b)

slavery

c)

escaped slaves wanted to fight

d)

the underground railroad

9.

what does cunning mean?

a)

clever and calculating, in a negative way

b)

Kind hearted and caring

c)

Giving and generous

d)

active and alert

10.

What year didi the Civil War begin?

a)

1867

b)

1861

c)

1865

d)

1872

11.

What does ruthless mean?

a)

humorous

b)

kind

c)

uncaring

d)

optimistic

12.

What state was Harriet trying to escape from?

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Delaware

d)

Maryland

13.

How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to help freedom seekers?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

13

d)

16

14.

to be enslaved means that you are

a)

given choices

b)

Asked to do things for someone

c)

work for someone and get paid

d)

property of an owner

15.

If freedom seekers wanted to be completely out of danger from being recaptured where could they go?

a)

the west

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Canada

d)

New York