Vocab
Academic Vocab
Comprehension
Reading Details
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100
To go from one place to another.
Travel
100
The power a person has because of a country's rules.
A right
100
Why did Josiah Hensen want to escape?
His owner was going to sell him and he would be separated from his family.
100
Where and when was Josiah Henson born?
In Maryland, 1830.
100
True or False!
Daniel Schulman is the author.
True
200
The state of being free.
Freedom
200
To get away.
Escape
200
Why did Josiah Henson travel at night?
He did not want to get caught or be seen
200
Slavery became common in North America in (__year__) because of the invention of the (_________).
1793
Cotton Gin
200
A "wagon" is a kind of...
Vehicle OR Person?
Vehicle
300
To take by force.
Capture
300
Money given for helping someone.
Reward
300
Where did Henson and his family go to be free?
North to Canada
300
What date was the reward poster from?
August 4th, 1853.
300
The Underground Railroad helped:
40,000-100,000
OR
400,000-1,000,000
people escape.
40,000-100,000
400
To help.
Assist
400
A noun meaning "help or support"
Assistance
400
What does the map show (p. 356 in your book)?
The paths of the Underground Railroad.
400
Points for each answer!
Look at the routes of the Underground Railroad. Was Texas a slave state?
Yes!
400
The "Drinking Gourd" is both:
A fruit and stars.
OR
A song and dance.
A fruit and stars.
500
Someone who belongs to another person and who works without pay.
Slave
500
The story of a person's life
Biography
500
What is the Underground Railroad?
Different paths made of people that helped the slaves escape to freedom.
500
What does the Underground Railroad show us?
It shows us how far people will go for freedom.
500
50/50!
Heads or tails?
Heads!
