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The Underground Railroad

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?
a)
No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
b)
No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
c)
Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
d)
Yes, and it ran for miles on end!
2.

The Underground Railroad was

a)

a real railroad that people traveled on.

b)

a system for helping and hiding runaways.

c)

an underground tunnel that led from the South to the North.

d)

was made up of a series of stations (homes, barns, churches).

3.

Where did most fugitives flee once The Fugitive Slave Act was passed?

a)

to Northern states were slavery didn't exist

b)

Canada

c)

Niagra Falls

4.

One of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad....

a)

Mary Lincoln

b)

Sally Lucille Brown

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Samantha Willett

5.

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.

a)

Rosemary Brown

b)

Portia White

c)

Viola Desmond

d)

Mary Ann Shad (Carey)

6.

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.

a)

Harriett Tubman

b)

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

c)

Sarah Parker Remond

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

7.

What was Levi Coffins house called?

a)

It was a normal house

b)

grand central station

c)

the red brick road

d)

the underground railroad

8.

Helped many slaves escape to freedom by hiding them in his house in Indiana.

a)

Henry Brown

b)

William Still

c)

Levi Coffin

d)

Fredrick Douglass

9.

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.

a)

Henry Brown

b)

William Still

c)

Levi Coffin

d)

Sojourner Truth

10.

What kind of work did William Still do?

a)

He helped people gain freedom and wrote down their stories

b)

He traveled to plantations to free enslaved people

c)

He was a doctor who healed sick people

11.
In what year was Frederick Douglass born?
a)
1603
b)
1818
c)
1975
d)
1379
12.
In what state was Frederick born in?
a)
California
b)
Alaska
c)
South Carolina
d)
Maryland
13.

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.

a)

Henry Brown

b)

William Still

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Fredrick Douglass

14.

Who do you think had the biggest impact in the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Quakers

c)

Everyone involved

d)

No one

e)

Abraham Lincoln