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Underground Railroad, 4th Grade

Quiz by Mary Herrmann

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  • Q1
    What was the secret group or routes, safe places and people that helped enslaved African Americans escape out of the South to freedom in the North called?
    slavery
    Canada
    Underground Railroad
    U.S. Railroad system
    30s
  • Q2
    In which US state did many escaped slaves settle?
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    Wisconsin
    New York
    Michigan
    Florida
    30s
  • Q3
    Why did the route to the North have to be kept a secret?
    It was illegal to help slaves escape.
    They faced discrimination.
    Most slaves ended up in Canada.
    It took a lot of courage.
    30s
  • Q4
    Name a way in which Dr. Nathan Thomas did NOT help slaves.
    He took them to Canada.
    He gave them food.
    His house was a station that gave shelter.
    He gave them comfort.
    30s
  • Q5
    Dr. Nathan Thomas's home served as an Underground Railroad Station for 20 years. About how many slaves did he helpt to escape?
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    100
    1,000,000
    Not too many.
    1,000
    30s
  • Q6
    One of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad was an escaped slave who made 19 trips to the south to help other slaves escape. Who was it?
    Dr. Nathan Thomas
    Rosa Parks
    Harriet Tubman
    George Washington Carver
    30s
  • Q7
    In the song, "Follow the Drinking Gourd" what is the drinking gourd secret code for?
    The big dipper and the North Star.
    A dried vegetable to used to hold water.
    The Milky Way
    A water dipper.
    30s
  • Q8
    What did escaped slaves follow to help them know that they were heading toward the Northern States and Canada?
    The Southern Cross
    A river
    The railroad tracks
    The North Star
    30s
  • Q9
    Most escaped slaves using the Underground Railroad headed to a country north of Michigan. What country did they escape to?
    England
    Greenland
    Mexico
    Canada
    30s
  • Q10
    What can you infer that this painting by Charles T. Webber painted in 1893 is about?
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    Pioneers playing in the snow.
    Camping out in the winter for fun.
    Helping neighbors build a home.
    People helping a family of runaway slaves.
    30s

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