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Chapter 8: The Civil War Review
Chapter 8: The Civil War Review
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1
Because many New Jerseyans objected to slavery, the state
amended its constitution
gave enslaved people the right to vote
supported the Fugitive Slave Act
passed laws to end slavery
2
Which town did NOT play an important role in the Underground Railroad
Tuscaloosa
Timbuctoo
Snow Hill
Springtown
3
What was Harriet Tubman's role on the Underground Railroad?
Stockholder
Whistleblower
Stationmaster
Conductor
4
How did Harriet Tubman earn money to support her work on the Underground Railroad
She worked in hotels in New Jersey
She inherited a fortune from a Quaker aunt
She was a traveling phtographer
She was a factory worker in Newark
5
From Jersey City, where did conductors take escaped slaves?
to city hall to apply for citizenship
to Grand Central Station in New York
back to the slave states of Delaware and Maryland
the boats that would take them to England
6
What are the names of the hiding places along the Railroad?
stations
rest areas
harbors
school houses
7
During the Civil War, New Jersey belonged to
Northwest Territory
the Union
The Confederacy
Louisiana Purchase
8
Which statement does NOT describe the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery?
Quakers helped to form this group.
It was located in New Jersey.
IT was the first antislavery society in the country
William Still is a well known member of this group.
9
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Harriet Tubman
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
Abraham Lincoln
William Still
10
Why did President Lincoln travel to Gettysburg in 1863
to escort a group of escaped slaves north to Canada
to accept the surrender of General Robert E. Lee
to open peace talks between the Union and the Confederacy
to dedicate a cemetery
11
Who founded the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee?
William Still
Harriet Tubman
Angelina Grimke
Sarah Grimke
12
Why was it unusual that Sarah and Angelina Grimke opposed slavery?
They were uneducated women.
Their father was a slave owner in North Carolina.
Both sisters spent most of their lives in India.
Both sisters were Quakers.
13
The Underground Railroad was
a way to help enslaved persons escape to freedom.
an early version of a subway.
a route that delivered crops and supplies to settlers in New Jersey.
a secret society that wanted to overthrow the government.
14
What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?
Volunteers from NJ were invited to the White House.
All enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free.
The Union won the Civil War.
Southern states could form their own government.
15
True or False: An abolitionist believed that slavery should be legal or allowed.
False
True
16
Why was New Jersey important in the Underground Railroad
New Jersey had no police force at that time
empty wearhouses made good hiding places
It was close to two slave states, Maryland and Delaware
New Jersey had never been a slave state
17
How could people identify boats carrying escaped slaves across the Delaware River
The boats had three oars
The boats were painted green
They had bells on their sides
They were marked with yellow and blue lights
18
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation stated that African Americans could join the Union Forces?
True
False
19
What was the main goal of the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee?
ensuring clean water in the canals
making sure trains ran on time
capturing runaway slaves
helping enslaved people escape to freedom
20
The Gettysburg Address called on the nation to reunite and to
punish the states that had seceded
allow slavery in western territories
abolish slavery
preserve the ideas of liberty and equality
