The Great Escape of Ellen and William Craft

When did most slaves flee to freedom?

• After dinner

• In the dead of the night

• Before breakfast

• Never

Who mailed himself North in a wooden crate?

• Harriet Tubman

• William Craft

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry "Box" Brown

Where and when did Ellen and William Craft escape to freedom?

• Brooklyn in 1860

• Detroit in 1848

• Philadelphia in 1848

• Louisiana in 1853

Who masked their race, gender, and social status in the Great Escape?

• William Craft

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Ellen Craft

What was the name of the book, that chronicled the escape, Ellen and William Craft wrote in 1860?

• The Great Escape

• Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

• Narrative of the Life of an American Slave

• Journey to Freedom in the North

Ellen and William Craft were owned by the same Master.

• True

• False

William Craft was a skilled...

• Writer

• Singer

• Cook

• Cabinetmaker

Ellen Craft was a biracial slave.

• True

• False

Why were Ellen and William Craft afraid to have children?

• They were scared they would be separated from their children.

• They were scared they would get in trouble.

• They were scared it was against the law for a slave to have children.

• They were scared of what their Master would think.

How did Ellen and William Craft obtain passes from their Masters to leave around Christmastime?

• They asked nicely.

• They stole the passes.

• They never obtained any passes.

• They were considered the "favorite slaves".