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