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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had written the document dated February 19, 1863, which read, “Pass the bearer, Harriet Tubman, to Beaufort and back to this place, and wherever she wishes to go; and give her free passage at all times, on all Government transports”?

2. The escaped slave that Harriet helped flee from the courthouse in Chapter 21: “With the Union Army” was driven rapidly to what location before he went on to the West?

3. Of what did Harriet think in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes” “did not change a person, did not really matter”?

4. Who was the United States Commissioner who presided at Thomas Sims’s hearing?

5. What did Harriet do when one of the slaves started to turn back on her trip to Canada in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What speech of Abraham Lincoln’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 21: “With the Union Army”?

2. What slave story does the author relate in her historical note at the end of Chapter 16: “Be Ready to Step on Board”?

3. What letter of Reverend Theodore Parker’s is described in the author’s historical note at the end of Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”?

4. What threat of violence did Harriet make against one of the slaves in Chapter 15: “Go On or Die”? Why?

5. Describe Old Ben’s actions and objectives in Chapter 17: “Moses Arrives with Six Passengers.” Why did Old Ben refuse to look at his children?

6. How did Harriet maintain the motivations of the refugee slaves in Chapter 14: “The Railroad Runs to Canada”?

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

8. 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?

9. What was Harriet’s principle reason for returning to Maryland in Chapter 12: “Freedom’s Clothes”? What does the title of the chapter refer to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What position did Thomas Jefferson hold on American slavery? How was his original draft of the Declaration of Independence amended? Why? In what ways did the statements in this historic document conflict with the reality of slavery in the country?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Denmark Vesey and the slave rebellion of 1822. What were the repercussions of this uprising? How many slaves were executed for following Vesey and their participation in the rebellion? How did the event influence slave laws and regulations in the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the figure of John Tubman and Harriet’s feelings for her new husband. What chances of freedom did Harriet gain by marrying a free man, if any? How did John feel about Harriet’s enslavement? How many African Americans at this time were free?

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