Fugitive Slave Act 1.2

What was the main purpose of the meeting at Reverend Samuel Snowden's church in Boston on September 20, 1850?

• To celebrate a holiday

• To discuss the Fugitive Slave Law

• To plan a community event

• To hold a religious service

What does the word 'acquired' mean in the context of the article?

• Lost

• Bought

• Sold

• Given

What does the word 'earnest' mean as used in the article?

• Casual

• Important

• Trivial

• Unnecessary

Who was injured during the arrest of Thomas Sims?

• A bystander

• Thomas Sims

• Police Officer Butman

• A watchman.

Fill in the blank: Thomas Sims was _______ in the courthouse about 9 o'clock.

• released

• incarcerated

• celebrated

• ignored

Fill in the blank: The police officer Butman _______ a slight wound while keeping spectators back.

• ignored

• sustained

• healed

• avoided

Which article might focus on legal challenges?

• Meeting of the Colored Citizens of Boston

• To the Friends of the Fugitive

• Slave-Hunters in Boston

• Another Fugitive Arrested.

How would this article be an example of The Liberator resisting the law?

• By supporting the law

• By ignoring the law

• By challenging the law

• By amending the law.

The Liberator was an example of ______.

• government support

• abolitionist resistance

• military action

• political neutrality

Why might the beliefs of a newspaper give them a reason to lie or exaggerate?

• To entertain readers

• To sell more copies

• To support their perspective

• To confuse historians.