Inventions
This Ohio inventor improved the light bulb by testing many filaments and finding one that lasted a long time. Who is he?
Thomas Edison.
Ohio became a state in 1803 under this ordinance and entered the Union as a ____ state. Fill in the blank.
free
In the 1800s, this region was mainly agricultural and grew cotton. Which region is it?
The South.
The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad; it was a secret system of people, routes, and hiding places that helped enslaved people escape to _____. Finish the sentence.
freedom
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slave-catchers to do what in the North?
Capture and return runaway slaves
This device, invented by an Ohioan, showed sale prices and rang a bell so owners could track money. Name the invention.
Mechanical cash register.
People who wanted to end slavery were called what?
abolitionist
The North was mainly known for factories and paying workers with these. What are they?
wages
People who helped lead escapees from one station to the next were called what?
conductors
Match cause to effect: Garrett Morgan sees a terrible accident at an intersection. What happened next?
Garrett Morgan invented a traffic signal
This Ohio inventor created a machine in 1877 that could record and play back sound. What is the device called?
Phonograph
Name one action Ohio abolitionists used to spread anti‑slavery ideas.
They published anti‑slavery newspapers / formed societies / hired lecturers and speakers.
States where slavery was illegal were called ____ states. Fill in the blank.
free
Name one famous Ohio safe house owner who helped many freedom seekers (hint: the house was nicknamed "Grand Central Station").
Levi Coffin
Name one effect the Fugitive Slave Act had on abolitionists in Ohio.
Abolitionists had to work more carefully and sometimes faced legal danger; they continued helping escapees and used secret routes.
This Ohio inventor made a safety device that stopped traffic in all directions and also invented a gas mask. Name the inventor.
Garrett Morgan
This Ohioan published The Philanthropist in 1817 to argue against slavery. Who was he?
James Birney.
Many Southern large farms that used enslaved labor were called what?
plantations
Describe one danger freedom seekers faced even when using the Underground Railroad.
They could be captured by slave-catchers, punished, or returned to slavery; travel was dangerous and long.
Give one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act on freedom seekers.
Freedom seekers were less safe in free states and often had to travel to Canada to be fully free.
One Ohio inventor made the electric starter for cars in 1912, making it easier and safer to start engines. Who improved the cash register later and invented the electric starter?
Charles Kettering
In 1833 abolitionists in Ohio formed this group that hired speakers and invited formerly enslaved people to tell their stories. What is the group called?
Ohio Anti‑Slavery Society.
Explain why Southern states worried about more free states joining the Union.
Southern states feared that more free states would give Congress the power to abolish slavery, which would hurt the South's economy.
Explain in one or two sentences how the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made it harder for freedom seekers in Ohio and other free states.
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed capture in the North and made it illegal to help escapees, forcing many to flee farther to Canada.
Use evidence from the text: Explain how inventions (like Edison's light bulb) changed people's lives in two ways.
(1) Factories could stay open longer and produce more goods because of light bulbs. (2) People could read, work, and enjoy evening activities at home; life became safer and more productive.