Question 1
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What was the place that slaves were sold?
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plantation
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safe house
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auction
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shopping mall
Question 2
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Who was the person that directed the work of field slaves on a plantation?
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conductor
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auctioneer
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head slave
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overseer
Question 3
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What is the brightest star in the Northern Sky?
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Big Dipper
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North Star
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Justin Beeber
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Drinking Gourd
Question 4
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What was the secret network of people who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom?
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Station Masters Society
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Quakers
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Conductors Club
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Underground Railroad
Question 5
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What war was fought from 1861-1865 between the northern and southern states that brought about the abolition of slavery?
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Civilian War
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WW I
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Anti-Slavery War
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Civil War
Question 6
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What word means "to free from slavery?"
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Auction
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Emancipation
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Abolition
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Anti-Slavery
Question 7
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What was the title of a person who provided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next?
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Patroller
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Conductor
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Station Master
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Overseer
Question 8
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What/who were Quakers?
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A religious group who owned slaves but treated them nicely.
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A group of masters who auctioned slaves to other plantation owners.
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A religious group, many of which felt it was their duty to help slaves escape to freedom.
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A religious group, many of which helped to return slaves to plantations when they escaped.
Question 9
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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.
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North Star
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Big Dipper
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Little Dipper
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Drinking Gourd
Question 10
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What was the term for a place along the Underground Railroad where slaves were given food, rest, and a change of clothing?
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Auction
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Safe House
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Plantation
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Railroad Station
Question 11
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What was the owner of a plantation called by his slaves?
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Overseer
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Patroller
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Slave Catcher
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Master
Question 12
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Who were the men on horseback that guarded roads against escaping slaves?
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Patrollers
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Overseers
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Masters
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Slave Catchers
Question 13
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What was the term for a person who did not believe in slavery and who worked to free slaves?
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Conductor
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Quaker
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Fugitive Slave
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Abolitionist
Question 14
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What did a conductor (on the Underground Railroad) do?
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Earned a living tracking escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning them to plantation owners for a reward.
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Went south and led slaves back north to freedom.
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Rode on horseback and guarded roads against escaping slaves.
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Provided shelter for runaway slaves and directed them where to go next.
Question 15
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A runaway slave was called a "fugitive slave" by people who owned slaves.
Question 16
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"Anti-Slavery" means that a person believes in slavery.
Question 17
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A [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.
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owned
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auctioned
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sold
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slave
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Quaker
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abolitionist
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property
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master
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conductor
Question 18
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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?
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Slave Catcher
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Auctioneer
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Master
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Slave Overseer