Changing Abolitionism

Question 1

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the Underground Railroad?

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It prompted an expansion of its operations.

Question 2

In the mid-1800s, the specific network of routes and safe houses used by people escaping slavery was known as

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the Underground Railroad.

Question 3

Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

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John Brown

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the general direction of “lines” on the Underground Railroad?

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south to north

Question 5

Why did John Brown lead the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

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to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved people

Question 6

After John Brown was tried, convicted, and hanged, most Northerners

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considered him a hero.

Question 7

After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, many free Black people

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were enslaved in the South.

Question 8

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the legal systems of free states of the North?

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It prompted the creation of new personal liberty laws.

Question 9

Which of the following forced Northerners to help capture escaped enslaved people?

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the Fugitive Slave Act

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the contribution of Harriet Tubman to the Underground Railroad?

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Tubman was a conductor who helped enslaved people escape.

Changing Abolitionism Answers