WorksheetsSS Weekly Week 13 Abolition
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Laws were made to keep which group of people enslaved?
a)
foreigners
b)
African Americans
c)
Asian Americans
d)
Irish Americans
2.
2. What did William Lloyd Garrison believe in?
a)
emancipation only
b)
recolonizing Africa
c)
full equality for African Americans
d)
education and liberation
3.
3. What did the Free Soil political party believe in?
a)
freeing enslaved people
b)
taxing plantation owners
c)
giving land to formerly enslaved people
d)
all new states should be free states
4.
4. Who were the passengers on the Underground Railroad?
a)
freedom seeking enslaved people
b)
Quakers
c)
enslavers
d)
people from the North
5.
5. What happened to people who were thought to be helping freedom seeing people?
a)
they were supported greatly with goods and money
b)
they were praised in the press and in public ceremonies
c)
they were tormented, arrested, and their property burned
d)
they were scorned and ridiculed
6.
6. As a young girl, Araminta was injured by cruel people. The injuries ______________.
a)
healed quickly without any issues
b)
made her a stronger person
c)
bothered her for the rest of her life
d)
kept her enslaved all her life
7.
7. What was Harriett Tubman connected with?
a)
The Pennsylvania Railroad
b)
The Underground Railroad
c)
The Freedom Railroad
d)
The Passage to Freedom Train
8.
8. Why was Harriet Tubman called Moses?
a)
it was a code because she had a big stick.
b)
It was her real name.
c)
It was a name of the people that hid her and helped her.
d)
It was a nickname because she led people to freedom just like Moses.
9.
9. How did the book Uncle Tom's cabin help abolitionists?
a)
It raised awareness of enslaved people's lives.
b)
It portrayed them as rescuers.
c)
It was a call to action for their cause.
d)
Money earned from selling the book helped slaves buy their freedom.
10.
10. Where did Harriet Beecher Stowe live?
a)
a western state
b)
a northern state
c)
a southern state
d)
a northwest state
11.
11. Uncle Tom was the central character in the book and he was a _________________.
a)
an abolitionist
b)
an enslaved man
c)
a free man
d)
an enslaver
12.
12. Who worked for the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery?
a)
William Steel
b)
William Dawes
c)
William Still
d)
William Freeman
13.
13. The desire for freedom was felt thru the records of the __________________________.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Underground Railroad
c)
the Bibles of the abolitionists
d)
the applications for citizenship
14.
14. What was one reason freedom seekers were asked to change their names once they got to the north?
a)
to give them a fresh start
b)
to honor the people that saved them
c)
to protect the Underground Railroad
d)
to confuse slave hunters
15.
15. What did the American Colonization Society want for African Americans?
a)
full freedom and citizenship in the US
b)
larger roles in the community
c)
to send them to Africa to live
d)
to continue to be slaves but get paid for it
16.
16. How did the African American communities feel about the actions of the American Colonization Society?
a)
they supported it and thought it was a good idea
b)
they thought it was reasonable but needed some work
c)
they were not in the best interest for African Americans
d)
they were honorable and a good idea
17.
17. What was the code word in the Underground Rail road for an escaping enslaved person?
a)
agent
b)
conductor
c)
shareholder
d)
passenger
18.
18. What was the code word in the Underground Railroad for a person who contributed supplies and money to help someone escape?
a)
agents
b)
conductor
c)
passenger
d)
shareholder
19.
19. What was the code word for the guide on the Underground Railroad who helped the escaping slave to escape?
a)
passenger
b)
conductor
c)
station master
d)
shopkeeper
20.
20. For how long did Harriet Tubman help people escape on the Underground Railroad?
a)
10 years
b)
6 years
c)
8 years
d)
9 years
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