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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In December of 1860, what state seceded from the Union, according to the author in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What “handsome black-haired Senator from Illinois” was trying to persuade the Senate to repeal the slavery restriction clause in 1854, according to the author in Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?
(a) John Stewart.
(b) John Chase.
(c) Jacob Jackson.
(d) Stephen Douglas.

3. Harriet Tubman was present when who was inaugurated as Governor of Massachusetts in January of 1861?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) John A. Andrew.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Henry Clay.

4. Where was Harriet visiting friends on October 17, 1859, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Rhode Island.

5. What word in the text refers to the movement to end slavery?
(a) Suffrage.
(b) Abolitionism.
(c) Gentrification.
(d) Resurrection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harriet told the slave refugees that William Garrett would give everyone what when they arrived in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

2. Harriet Tubman worked a summer where to save her money to go South and persuade John Tubman to join her in the North?

3. Shadrach was arrested in Boston on what date and charged with being a fugitive slave?

4. The letter that Harriet carried and was dated July 6, 1863, was from Colonel Montgomery to whom, in Chapter 22: “The Last Years”?

5. Who told Harriet in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform” that he had a letter from Franklin Sanborn relating John Brown’s goal of obtaining recruits in Canada?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what capacity did Harriet serve the Union Army during the Civil War?

2. How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to Maryland between 1851 and 1857, according to the author in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks”? Who was she rescuing in November of 1856?

3. Where did Harriet and her group of fugitives stay in Rochester, New York, according to the author in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? How long was their journey into Canada?

4. Where did Harriet and her party of fugitives stop in Pennsylvania in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?

5. What was Harriet’s trip North in Chapter 18: “A Wagon Load of Bricks” more difficult than her previous trips? How did she succeed in crossing the river?

6. What slave story does the author relate that took place in Boston in Chapter 13: “The Legend of Moses”?

7. Who was Harriet going to rescue in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she disguise herself?

8. At whose urging did Harriet begin speaking publicly, according to the author in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”? When and where did this occur?

9. When was John Brown hanged? What is noted about his execution in the author’s historical note in Chapter 20: “The Lecture Platform”?

10. Where did Harriet take the fleeing fugitive slaves she accompanied in Chapter 19: “The Old Folks Go North”? How did she travel?

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