Students have been reading Underground to Canada over the past few weeks. Next Friday, June 1, we will have our final novel test. To prepare for the test students should review the chapter questions and assignments that they have received in class. Also, students may find it beneficial to check out the following websites:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/tell_story.asp
https://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/underground-railroad
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1
Here are some sample study questions:
The Underground Railroad Quiz
1. What were some ways fugitive slaves traveled North?
in boxes
covered by sacks
in a coffin
all of the above
2. Which of the following was a good reason for slaves to try to escape in winter?
there were less bounty hunters searching in the winter
the snow made the roads less bumpy
there was less vines in which to get caught
runaways could throw snowballs at anyone chasing them
3. What was a Station?
a place trains stopped to pick up runaway slaves
a trap set by bounty hunters
a song about Canada
a safe house for runaway slaves
4. What is the Drinking Gourd?
a drunk bounty hunter
the Big Dipper
a legend
a tavern safe house
5. What was the code for Canada?
heaven
north country
drinking gourd
all of the above
6. Why would runaway slaves "Follow the Drinking Gourd"?
the Drinking Gourd River led to Canada
the Drinking Gourd Trail led to Canada
the Drinking Gourd star pointed to the east
by following the Drinking Gourd slaves would find their ways to freedom
7. Why were slaves free in Canada?
in 1833, King William IV of Briton agreed to a bill that ended slavery in Canada
slaves could buy Freedom Papgers for $20
Canadians hated plantation owners
all of the above
8. What happened in 1850 that allowed bounty hunters to chase fugitive slaves into free states?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
the Civil War started
Harriet Tubman was captured
the Fugitive Slave Act became law
9. What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Conductor
Moses
the Freedom Lady
Angel
10. What was the Underground Railroad?
a subway system
a spy network during the Civil War
a railroad that ran at night
an organized group of people that assisted fugitive slaves find their way north to freedom
11. What were some ways fugitive slaves traveled North?
in boxes
covered by sacks
in a coffine
all of the above
For a more extensive list of questions see the website below:
http://www.nt.net/~torino/under.html
