THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

The Underground Railroad QUIZ:

Write your name and answers on the lined paper provided by Mrs. Klumper.

1. The Underground Railroad wasn't actually located underground.  So why was it called that?  Explain your answer.

2. True or False.  People who helped slaves escape, risked the chance of being arrested and jailed if they were caught.

3. Who was Harriet Tubman (in your own words)?

4. Slaves who escaped to the northern states weren't totally safe.  What location would salves be safest in after they escaped?

5. People who wanted slavery to be illegal and campaigned for it to be illegal were called ______________.  They believed slavery was wrong and immoral.

6. True or False.  Most white people living in southern states did own slaves.

7. How did Henry Brown make his escape to freedom?  Tell his story in your own words.  Don't write more than a few sentences, please.

8. Imagine being a slave on the escape route and you hear dogs in the far distance.  They are tracking you.  What is one thing you could do so that the dogs lose your scent?

9. What is the name that was given to the Southern States?  The ______________ States.

10. To break away from a group is to ___________.

Turn in your paper to Mrs. Klumper!  We will correct these tomorrow. : )