Vocabulary
(adj.) very dangerous, especially to living beings or the environment
hazardous
What is the name of the network of people, safehouses, and routes to gain freedom from slavery in the American south?
The Underground Railroad
In the introduction, who is the woman dressed in the veil and bonnet that Thomas Garrett is helping?
Harriet Tubman
Why was Wilmington a hazardous stop on the Underground Railroad?
It was constantly under suveillance by slave catchers.
Which previous reading was about a person who had a different personality in private life compared to his public presence?
The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
(adj.) showing or feeling great joy
jubilant
What state did slaves attempt to reach with the help of Thomas Garrett?
Pennsylvania
Which U.S. president pass the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
Why does the lady in the beginning of the reading wear a veil?
To disguise her appearance.
Which previous reading was about a boy encountering a homeless man and pursuing his curiosity to learn more about the world around him?
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?
(adj.) with speed and liveliness; full of energy
brisk
What city was notorious for being the most hazardous spot of the Underground Railroad?
Wilmington
The quotations of letters from Thomas Garrett at the end of the story are to and about whom?
Harriet Tubman
What was the result of the verdict against Thomas Garrett?
He had to pay a huge fine.
Which previous reading was a collection of stories about sled dogs in Alaska?
Storm
(n.) an official decision made in a court of law
verdict
What was the birthplace of Thomas Garrett?
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Slave owners from which state sued Thomas Garrett and won for $5,400 in 1848?
Maryland
What did African-Americans in Wilmington celebrate in 1870?
the Fifteenth Amendment being passed into law
What is the non-fiction equivalent word for "thesis?"
Main Idea
(adv.) moving in a calm, serene, and formal manner
sedately
In which district court did the Supreme Court hear the federal case against Thomas Garrett?
New Castle
What does the fifteenth amendment to the constitution provide?
The right of citizens to vote should not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
By the time the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, approximately how many runaway slaves had Garrett helped?
2,700
What word means, "conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie" (spoken words)?
dialogue