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