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The Underground Railroad

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use the passage to answer all questions

True or False: The Underground Railroad consisted of tunnels with canoes and paddle boats and freight trains.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Use the passage to answer all questions

In order to find freedom through the Underground Railroad, slaves had to go _____.

a)

East or to Africa

b)

South or to Mexico

c)

North or to Canada

d)

West to the Islands

3.

Using the passage as a reference, describe the Underground Railroad.

a)

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states and Canada.

b)

The Underground Railroad was a literal railroad underground used for transportation of goods.

c)

The Underground Railroad was a government-funded project to build railroads across the country.

d)

The Underground Railroad was a famous train that traveled across the United States.

4.

According to the passage, the Underground Railroad included the following hiding places except ____.

a)

homes

b)

cellars

c)

buried in shallow graves

d)

barns

e)

places of work

5.

Those who hid the liberated people and guided them on their journey were known as "__________."

a)

conductors

b)

engineers

c)

navigators

d)

guides

6.

True or False: Harriet Tubman designed the Underground Railroad.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Harriet Tubman was able to find freedom herself through the Underground Railroad.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

According to the text, Harriet Tubman was inspired to take the Underground Railroad by:

a)

her desire for freedom

b)

a vision from God

c)

the plight of other slaves

d)

a personal experience of escape

9.

According to the passage, which of these events happened first?

a)

Harriet made it past the Mason Dixon line.

b)

A woman sent Harriet to another White family a few miles away.

c)

Harriet was given a broom and told to sweep the yard.

d)

Harriet's owner died.

10.

According to the passage, which of these events happened last?

a)

Harriet made it past the Mason Dixon line.

b)

A woman sent Harriet to another White family a few miles away.

c)

Harriet was given a broom and told to sweep the yard.

d)

Harriet's owner died.