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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: "A Glory Over Everything".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Canadian government’s reply when Henry Clay made his second plea to make an agreement to return American slaves, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Flight”?
(a) “All parties have already been given full Canadian citizenship.”
(b) “It is utterly impossible to agree to a stipulation for the surrender of fugitive slaves.”
(c) “The people of Canada are repulsed by the practice of slavery.”
(d) “We can return the slaves for no less than one million dollars each.”

2. Nat Turner was a slave where, according to the author in Chapter 6: “The Underground Road”?
(a) Southampton, Virginia.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) Macon, Georgia.

3. What was the nearest village to the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born?
(a) Hawktown.
(b) Fawntown.
(c) Capetown.
(d) Bucktown.

4. What sentimental item did Harriet take with her when she fled North alone in Chapter 10: “A Glory Over Everything”?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Her quilt.
(d) Her hat.

5. How long did Harriet do housework in the home where she and her father were hired out before asking if she could work with the men in Chapter 8: “Minta Becomes Harriet”?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the slave trader that Harriet and her brothers were sold to in Chapter 7: “Shuck this Corn”?

2. Who was Harriet Greene’s husband?

3. What Secretary of State was persuaded in 1826 to ask the Canadian government to work out a plan to return runaway slaves to their owners?

4. Thomas Jefferson composed the initial draft of what famous document?

5. Where was The Liberator published?

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