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English
8th
grade
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Slave owners most likely wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she
led enslaved people to freedom
fought against the Fugitive Slave Law
sang forbidden spirituals to enslaved people
worked hard and they wanted her as a worker
- 2. Multiple Choice
What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?
The runaways stayed with her when she slept.
She planned the trips to begin on Sundays.
She led runaways knowing she faced being hanged.
A man refused to accept her and the runaways.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Tubman told the runaways about Thomas Garrett and his shoes to
scare the runaways into joining her escaping
remember the joyful stories for a long time
give the runaways hope of reaching freedom
brag about the pair of shoes she received, even though she knew the runaways would not receive shoes.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the eleven runaways?
She wanted to scare the other runaways
He threatened to return to the plantation
One person wrote down the runaways' stories
He thought he could lead the way better than she
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did Tubman enjoy living in Canada?
Many of her friends lived in her community with her.
She enjoyed more freedom there than in the United States.
People living in Canada had a lot of money and little difficulty finding work.
The weather was different from the weather she knew in Maryland.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does disheveled mean?
mistreated
annoyed
messy
fail
- 7. Multiple Choice
To instill means to
supply gradually
abandon quickly
stand quietly
proceed confidently
- 8. Multiple Choice
To dispel is to
cause unhappiness
disable something
fail to agree
drive away
- 9. Multiple Choice
To linger means to
exhibit confidence
establish trust
speak softer
stay longer
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does sullen mean?
anxious
painful
sulky
difficult
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the rumored Moses differ from the actual conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Moses was rumored to be a man, but Harriet Tubman was a woman.
Moses was rumored to give whippoorwill calls as signals, but Tubman sang spirituals.
The rumored Moses traveled only by night, but Tubman led the runaways by day.
The rumored Moses followed the North Star, but Tubman used her memory to lead the way.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Law have on enslaved people?
Owners could no longer reclaim people who escaped slavery.
The law made the sale of enslaved people more profitable.
Runaways could be returned to the South if found in the North.
Enslaved people were required to do more.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The fact that one house on the Underground Railroad refused to help the runaways shows that
many people refused to help enslaved people
few people knew about Tubman in the North
life was difficult for enslaved people in the South
freeing enslaved people was a dangerous activity
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why was Tubman's journey into Canada slow?
She had to travel at night to avoid being seen and captured.
She had to stop frequently to work and earn money.
Some of the runaways refused to travel any futher.
Few of the stations could house all 11 runaways at once.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Petry shows Tubman encouraging the runaways despite her own fear. This helps characterize Tubman as someone who
lived a life that was filled with constant fear
could put aside her fear to help others
refused to accept reality as others saw it
recklessly put others' lives in danger
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is eloquence?
the need to be constantly entertained
a sequence of carefully planned events
the ability to speak persuassively
a way of escaping or avoiding capture
- 17. Multiple Choice
To evoke is to
summon
restrain
threaten
encourage
- 18. Multiple Choice
To cajole is to
mislead accidentally
inspire continually
direct accurately
urge gently
- 19. Multiple Choice
Something that is done on every occasion; always
mutinous
invariably
confused
instantly
- 20. Multiple Choice
What did Williams Still do when they reached Philadelphia?
He would give them money and send them to school.
He sent them to prison and have them whipped.
He recorded their names, the plantations they had come from, and something of their life as a slave.
He would buy them all shoes and find them jobs.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why might someone like Harriet Tubman, who was already free, risk her life for others to have freedom?
She strongly believes that everyone deserves the right to be free.
She would do this because she wanted to proud of her accomplishments.
She wanted the money that they gave her.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What actions did Harriet Tubman take to prepare for the journey?
She used the howl of the wolves to call out the slaves to the forest.
She would tell them to pay her in advance, get clothes ready, pack their lunch, and pack flashlights.
She used a whippoorwill call as a signal, waited for a clear night when the North Star was visible, carefully selected the slaves to take, and announced her arrival by singing the forbidden spiritual.
She used the North Star, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper to guide her students to safety.
- 23. Multiple Choice
How did The Fugitive Slave Law impact Harriet’s decisions regarding the 1851 journey?
In the past, the slaves' families would be hanged if they left the plantation.
The Slave Law was not important at all.
The Fugitive Slave Law was only important in the south.
The Law was more severe, so Harriet now had to plan an entire trip to Canada because that's where they could be free.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did Harriet Tubman decide to settle in Canada?
She had many friends there.
She knew they were going to have ashcake there.
She wanted to help former slaves there.
She knew that African Americans had many freedoms there.
- 25. Multiple Choice
When did the escape reported in "Harriet Tubman" begin?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
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