Civil Rights and Abolitionists

Who was a famous abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Frederick Douglass

• Thomas Jefferson

• Harriet Tubman

What was the Underground Railroad?

• The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada during the 19th century.

• The Underground Railroad was a series of tunnels built by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom.

• The Underground Railroad was a secret society that planned rebellions against slave owners.

• The Underground Railroad was a system of trains that transported goods underground.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved African Americans were not citizens and had no rights?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Marbury v. Madison

Who was the plaintiff in the Dred Scott case?

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• Dred Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

• The Dred Scott case was dismissed due to lack of evidence

• African Americans were granted full citizenship rights

• The Missouri Compromise was upheld as constitutional

• African Americans could not be American citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.

Which state was Harriet Tubman born in?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Maryland

• North Carolina

What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?

• Abraham

• Moses

• Isaac

• Jacob

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To help African American slaves escape to freedom in the North or Canada.

• To promote the use of trains for transportation

• To transport goods and supplies across the country

• To provide education to African American slaves

What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?

• The significance of the Dred Scott decision was that it abolished slavery in the United States.

• The significance of the Dred Scott decision was that it denied citizenship rights to African Americans and further entrenched the institution of slavery.

• The significance of the Dred Scott decision was that it granted full citizenship rights to African Americans.

• The significance of the Dred Scott decision was that it established equal rights for all races.