What was the place that slaves were sold?
plantation
safe house
auction
shopping mall
Who was the person that directed the work of field slaves on a plantation?
conductor
auctioneer
head slave
overseer
What is the brightest star in the Northern Sky?
Big Dipper
North Star
Justin Beeber
Drinking Gourd
What was the secret network of people who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom?
Station Masters Society
Quakers
Conductors Club
Underground Railroad
What war was fought from 1861-1865 between the northern and southern states that brought about the abolition of slavery?
Civilian War
WW I
Anti-Slavery War
Civil War
What word means "to free from slavery?"
Auction
Emancipation
Abolition
Anti-Slavery
What was the title of a person who provided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next?
Patroller
Conductor
Station Master
Overseer
What/who were Quakers?
A religious group who owned slaves but treated them nicely.
A group of masters who auctioned slaves to other plantation owners.
A religious group, many of which felt it was their duty to help slaves escape to freedom.
A religious group, many of which helped to return slaves to plantations when they escaped.
Select 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.
Little Dipper
What was the term for a place along the Underground Railroad where slaves were given food, rest, and a change of clothing?
Safe House
Plantation
Railroad Station
What was the owner of a plantation called by his slaves?
Slave Catcher
Master
Who were the men on horseback that guarded roads against escaping slaves?
Patrollers
Overseers
Masters
Slave Catchers
What was the term for a person who did not believe in slavery and who worked to free slaves?
Quaker
Fugitive Slave
Abolitionist
What did a conductor (on the Underground Railroad) do?
Earned a living tracking escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning them to plantation owners for a reward.
Went south and led slaves back north to freedom.
Rode on horseback and guarded roads against escaping slaves.
Provided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next.
A runaway slave was called a "fugitive slave" by people who owned slaves.
"Anti-Slavery" means that a person believes in slavery.
A ❌ was a person who was ❌ as the ❌ of another person.
What 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?
Auctioneer
Slave Overseer
