Question 1

Which of the following best describes Harriet Tubman's childhood?

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She was born enslaved and forced to work on a plantation.

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She was born free but learned the stories of many enslaved people.

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She was born enslaved but treated very nicely by the overseers.

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She was born free and went to school.

Question 2

What was the Underground Railroad?

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a secret network of people who helped slaves escape

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a group of people who stopped slaves from escaping

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a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania

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a large farm where crops were grown under the ground

Question 3

After she escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman

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returned to the South many times to help other slaves escape.

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was caught and thrown in jail for escaping.

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stayed in the North and worked in Philadelphia for the rest of her life.

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decided she shouldn’t help other slaves because it was illegal.

Question 4

People who tried to end slavery were called

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abolitionists.

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overseers.

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nurses.

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plantations.

Question 5

Tubman decided to escape to freedom after learning

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that her owner was planning to sell her to another plantation.

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that she had a lot of family in the North.

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how to read a map and use a compass.

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how slaves were being treated at other plantations.

Question 6

How did Tubman find her way to freedom?

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She followed the North Star.

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She used maps and compasses.

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Her parents showed her the way.

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An overseer helped her escape.

Question 7

Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?

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northern states and Canada

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the West coast of the United States

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many cities in the South

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Europe and Asia

Question 8

Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?

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at night, under the cover of darkness

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with people from the government close by to help them

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on comfortable trains and buses

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during the day, in the bright daylight

Question 9

People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called

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conductors.

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nurses.

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overseers.

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owners.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Tubman's trips to help slaves escape is true?

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Tubman never lost a passenger when helping them escape.

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Tubman lost many passengers when helping them escape.

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Tubman helped about 10 slaves escape.

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Tubman only helped her family escape.

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