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Underground Railroad Quiz (3rd Grade)
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1What was the place that slaves were sold?
- Aplantation
- Bsafe house
- Cauction
- Dshopping mall
2Who was the person that directed the work of field slaves on a plantation?
- Aconductor
- Bauctioneer
- Chead slave
- Doverseer
3What is the brightest star in the Northern Sky?
- ABig Dipper
- BNorth Star
- CJustin Beeber
- DDrinking Gourd
4What was the secret network of people who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom?
- AStation Masters Society
- BQuakers
- CConductors Club
- DUnderground Railroad
5What war was fought from 1861-1865 between the northern and southern states that brought about the abolition of slavery?
- ACivilian War
- BWW I
- CAnti-Slavery War
- DCivil War
6What word means "to free from slavery?"
- AAuction
- BEmancipation
- CAbolition
- DAnti-Slavery
7What was the title of a person who provided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next?
- APatroller
- BConductor
- CStation Master
- DOverseer
8What/who were Quakers?
- AA religious group who owned slaves but treated them nicely.
- BA group of masters who auctioned slaves to other plantation owners.
- CA religious group, many of which felt it was their duty to help slaves escape to freedom.
- DA religious group, many of which helped to return slaves to plantations when they escaped.
9Select all the terms below that can be used to describe a group of seven stars that appear to form a bowl/cup with a handle. This star formation was used by slaves navigating the Underground Railroad.
- ANorth Star
- BBig Dipper
- CLittle Dipper
- DDrinking Gourd
10What was the term for a place along the Underground Railroad where slaves were given food, rest, and a change of clothing?
- AAuction
- BSafe House
- CPlantation
- DRailroad Station
11What was the owner of a plantation called by his slaves?
- AOverseer
- BPatroller
- CSlave Catcher
- DMaster
12Who were the men on horseback that guarded roads against escaping slaves?
- APatrollers
- BOverseers
- CMasters
- DSlave Catchers
13What was the term for a person who did not believe in slavery and who worked to free slaves?
- AConductor
- BQuaker
- CFugitive Slave
- DAbolitionist
14What did a conductor (on the Underground Railroad) do?
- AEarned a living tracking escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning them to plantation owners for a reward.
- BWent south and led slaves back north to freedom.
- CRode on horseback and guarded roads against escaping slaves.
- DProvided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next.
15A runaway slave was called a "fugitive slave" by people who owned slaves.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16"Anti-Slavery" means that a person believes in slavery.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17A [blank_start]slave[blank_end] was a person who was [blank_start]owned[blank_end] as the [blank_start]property[blank_end] of another person.
- Aowned
- Bauctioned
- Csold
- Dslave
- EQuaker
- Fabolitionist
- Gproperty
- Hmaster
- Iconductor
18What was the title of a person who earned a living by tracking escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning them to their owners for a reward?
- ASlave Catcher
- BAuctioneer
- CMaster
- DSlave Overseer
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- 6th grade US History Quiz on Underground Railroad Quiz (3rd Grade), created by William Sanger on 17/01/2018.
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