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WorksheetsThe Underground Railroad
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 2mins
The Underground Railroad was
a real railroad that people traveled on.
a system for helping and hiding runaways.
an underground tunnel that led from the South to the North.
was made up of a series of stations (homes, barns, churches).
Where did most fugitives flee once The Fugitive Slave Act was passed?
to Northern states were slavery didn't exist
Canada
Niagra Falls
One of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad....
Mary Lincoln
Sally Lucille Brown
Harriet Tubman
Samantha Willett
She was the first woman to become a publisher in Canada. She arrived in the country as American slaves were escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad and devoted herself to teaching the children of former slaves arriving in Canada.
Rosemary Brown
Portia White
Viola Desmond
Mary Ann Shad (Carey)
An abolitionist who was the first black woman publisher in North America as well as first woman publisher in Canada. She edited The Provincial Freeman and was the first female African American Editor of any newspaper in North America.
Harriett Tubman
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Sarah Parker Remond
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was Levi Coffins house called?
It was a normal house
grand central station
the red brick road
the underground railroad
Helped many slaves escape to freedom by hiding them in his house in Indiana.
Henry Brown
William Still
Levi Coffin
Fredrick Douglass
Was born into freedom to a mother who had escaped slavery and was one of the key figures in the Underground Railroad, not only helping slaves reach freedom but also keeping detailed records.
Henry Brown
William Still
Levi Coffin
Sojourner Truth
What kind of work did William Still do?
He helped people gain freedom and wrote down their stories
He traveled to plantations to free enslaved people
He was a doctor who healed sick people
Made one of the most famous escapes from slavery of all time when he was mailed to freedom. He shared his story all over the north.
Henry Brown
William Still
Dred Scott
Fredrick Douglass
Who do you think had the biggest impact in the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Quakers
Everyone involved
No one
Abraham Lincoln
