Underground Railroad - Quiz
A) Yes, but only in northern states B) No, it was neither literally underground nor a railroad C) Yes, it consisted of underground tunnels D) It started underground and later moved above ground
A) 1850 B) 1800 C) 1875 D) 1863
A) Because it used actual steam locomotives B) Because it was built by railroad workers C) Because fugitives disappeared from public view as if they went into the ground D) Because trains transported people by night
A) Because that was the transportation system in use at the time B) To confuse slave catchers using railroad codes C) Because trains were the only way to travel north D) To honor the inventors of the railroad
A) Yes, managed by the Quaker church B) Yes, located in Philadelphia C) Yes, located in Canada D) No, it had no headquarters or governing body
A) Yes, distributed by abolitionist newspapers B) Yes, printed secretly in New York C) Yes, but only for conductors D) No
A) By telegraph messages B) Via public newspaper advertisements C) Through published maps and guides D) By word of mouth
A) Numeric code B) Alphabetical cipher C) Binary code D) Morse code
A) In large centralized militias B) Under strict military command C) In small, independent groups D) In state-wide chapters
A) Only trained railway employees B) Exclusively white Quakers C) Free-born blacks, white abolitionists, formerly enslaved people, and Native Americans D) Elected government officials
A) They wanted to build new railroads B) They were paid by northern politicians C) They believed slavery was contrary to the ethics of Jesus D) They were ordered to by the federal government
A) Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) B) Roman Catholics C) Eastern Orthodox Church D) Church of England
A) Catholics and Anglicans B) Quakers and Congregationalists C) Methodist Episcopal Church and the Baptists D) Presbyterians and Lutherans
A) It was minor compared to white abolitionists B) Without it, there would have been almost no chance for fugitives to reach freedom safely C) They acted solely as messengers D) They only provided financial donations
A) Abolitionist brotherhoods B) Vigilance committees C) Freedom leagues D) Railroad unions
A) Texas, Florida, and Louisiana B) Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia C) Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York D) California, Oregon, and Nevada
A) In public train stations B) In their churches and homes C) In government buildings D) In commercial warehouses
A) Larry Gara B) John Rankin C) Cheryl Janifer Laroche D) Diane Miller
A) European sympathizers B) Native American guides C) White northern politicians D) Blacks, enslaved and free
A) They believe white abolitionists ran the government B) They emphasize white abolitionists as the main factor and overlook free Black communities C) They state white abolitionists were southern spies D) They claim white abolitionists did not participate at all
A) The role of the British navy B) The financial cost of running safe houses C) The laws passed by southern states D) The agency of African Americans in their own quest for freedom
A) As wealthy landowners funding the network B) As 'helpless' slaves aided by white religious groups C) As active leaders of vigilance committees D) As railway engineers
A) They belonged in folklore and not history B) They were accurately documented in government archives C) They were completely fabricated by southern politicians D) They were broadcast widely on newspapers
A) John Rankin, Cheryl Laroche, and Diane Miller B) Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, and Levi Coffin C) Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and John Brown D) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin
A) That southern slaveholders supported the abolitionists B) That freedom seekers needed the help of Northerners to escape and minimizes enslaved people's intelligence and agency C) That escaping slavery was easy without assistance D) That northern abolitionists were paid professionals
A) Canada B) Great Britain C) Mexico D) The Caribbean
A) Northern abolitionists B) Southern politicians C) British parliament members D) Canadian diplomats
A) The Revolutionary War B) The Mexican-American War C) The French and Indian War D) The War of 1812
A) A complete ban on slave catching in the North B) Automatic freedom after five years C) Financial compensation for runaway slaves D) A more stringent Fugitive Slave Law
A) Personal liberty laws B) Pro-slavery mandates C) Compulsory slave catch acts D) Southern trade embargoes
A) Thomas Jefferson B) Andrew Jackson C) George Washington D) Abraham Lincoln
A) Stationmasters B) Conductors C) Engineers D) Passengers
A) Conductors B) Passengers C) Engineers D) Travelers
A) Cuba B) Spain C) Mexico D) Canada
A) Mexico B) Cuba C) Puerto Rico D) Florida
A) Spanish forts in Florida B) British naval vessels C) Union lines D) Confederate military camps
A) 1,000,000 B) 500,000 C) 10,000 D) 100,000
A) Charles Turner Torrey B) Scott Shane C) Eber Pettit D) Thomas Smallwood
A) July 4, 1776 B) December 25, 1850 C) August 10, 1842 D) January 1, 1863
A) Charles Turner Torrey B) Eber Pettit C) Scott Shane D) Thomas Smallwood
A) Freedom Train B) North Star C) Uncle Tom D) Sam Weller
A) Eber Pettit B) J. Blaine Hudson C) Charles Turner Torrey D) John Zell
A) Thomas Smallwood B) J. Blaine Hudson C) Scott Shane D) Eber Pettit
A) Orion B) Cassiopeia C) The Big Dipper D) Ursa Minor
A) Ona Judge B) Sojourner Truth C) Frederick Douglass D) Harriet Tubman
A) Huntsville, Alabama B) Birmingham, Alabama C) Mobile, Alabama D) Montgomery, Alabama
A) Kayaks B) Rafts C) Canoes D) Sailboats
A) Cuba B) Florida C) Panama D) Texas
A) Illegal B) Legal C) Regulated by federal law D) Mandatory for all residents
A) Vinegar B) Turpentine C) Lard D) Hot pepper
A) Dried swamp moss B) Crushed tree bark C) Roasted snake skin D) Charred bullfrog
A) Mountains B) Open fields C) Swamps D) Desert caves
A) Through the Florida Everglades B) Across the Rocky Mountains C) Along the Mississippi River D) Up the Appalachians
A) Lake Ontario B) Lake Michigan C) Lake Erie D) Lake Huron
A) Thomas Downing B) Frederick Douglass C) Samuel May D) Joshua Young
A) St. Lawrence Crossing B) Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge C) Brooklyn Bridge D) Erie Canal Bridge
A) Niagara River B) Ohio River C) St. Lawrence River D) Mississippi River
A) Thomas Downing B) Arnold Gragstone C) William Still D) Joshua Young
A) A horse stable B) A clothing store C) An Oyster restaurant D) A hardware shop
A) Samuel May B) Thomas Downing C) William Still D) Arnold Gragstone
A) During the 1860s B) During the 1850s C) During the 1790s D) During the 1830s
A) The 'River Euphrates' B) The 'Red Sea' C) The 'Sea of Galilee' D) The 'River Jordan'
A) Syracuse B) Harpers Ferry C) Philadelphia D) Rochester, New York
A) Mariners B) Plantation overseers C) Customs inspectors D) Railroad engineers
A) 1855 B) 1896 C) 1830 D) 1861
A) Sojourner Truth B) Rosa Parks C) Mary Meachum D) Harriet Tubman
A) Charles B) Breckenridge C) John D) Freeman
A) The Pearl incident B) The Amistad mutiny C) The Stono rebellion D) Harpers Ferry raid
A) 1855 B) 1840 C) 1896 D) 1877
A) Fried pastries B) One-pot meals (stews) C) Cold salads and sandwiches D) Roasted meats and baked bread
A) Pioneer cuisine B) Soul food C) Continental dining D) Fast food
A) Wetlands B) Mountain peaks C) Open plains D) Desert canyons
A) Virginia B) Louisiana C) South Carolina D) Delaware
A) 1860s B) 1780s C) 1820s D) 1670s
A) Dan Sayer B) Herbert Aptheker C) Jean Saint Malo D) San Miguel
A) Five hundred B) Twelve C) Fifty D) Ten
A) United States government B) British colonial government C) French colonial government D) Spanish colonial government
A) January 10, 1864 B) July 4, 1776 C) August 15, 1816 D) June 19, 1784
A) Great Lakes region B) New England coast C) Lowcountry D) Appalachian Mountains
A) 1822 B) 1800 C) 1861 D) 1816
A) 1819 B) 1820s C) 1816 D) 1784
A) 1861 B) 1822 C) 1820 D) 1819
A) 1816 B) 1861 C) 1820 D) 1822
A) 1784 B) 1861 C) 1819 D) 1822
A) San Miguel B) Herbert Aptheker C) Dan Sayer D) Jean Saint Malo
A) 17th century B) 16th century C) 18th century D) 19th century
A) Negro Town B) Saint Malo C) San Miguel de Gualdape D) Fort Malden
A) Louisiana B) South Carolina C) Virginia D) Florida
A) 1689 B) 1526 C) 1861 D) 1784
A) Fort Malden B) Ashepoo C) San Miguel de Gualdape D) Negro Town
A) Saint Malo B) Negro Town C) San Miguel D) Lowcountry
A) Ten decades B) Two decades C) Four decades D) One decade
A) Nanticoke B) Shawnee C) Ottawa D) Wyandot
A) Nanticoke B) Shawnee C) Wyandot D) Ojibwe
A) 1706 B) 1829 C) 1738 D) 1806
A) 1829 B) 1806 C) 1738 D) 1812
A) Winfield Scott B) George Washington C) Zachary Taylor D) Andrew Jackson
A) Tobacco plantations B) Rice plantations C) Sugarcane plantations D) Cotton plantations
A) Antonio López de Santa Anna B) Vicente Guerrero C) Benito Juárez D) Agustín de Iturbide
A) 1836 B) 1812 C) 1845 D) 1829 |
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