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US citizens have many “rights”. For instance, they are free to choose where they live and the kind of work they do. True or False?
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
When Josiah Henson tried to buy his way out of slavery. His owner Riley:
A. gave Henson his money back
B. let Henson go
C. tricked Henson
D. took Henson’s children away
C. tricked Henson
Why did Henson decide to escape from Riley’s farm?
A. Henson wanted to go to Louisiana.
B. Henson did not want to be sold.
C. Henson wanted to get away from his wife and children.
D. Henson did not like Riley.
B. Henson did not want to be sold.
A reward is:
A. catching and keeping an animal or person
B. a sign
C. money given for helping someone else
D. a punishment for doing something wrong
C. money given for helping someone else
5. Why did the Henson family want to go to Canada?
A. Slavery was not allowed in Canada.
B. It was easy to get to Canada.
C. They had family in Canada.
D. Canada was not very far away.
A. Slavery was not allowed in Canada.
All the runaway slaves who used the Underground Railroad escaped to freedom. True or False?
FALSE
What was the Underground Railway?
It was not a train, but a set of secret paths made up by people who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What did the slaves risk by using the Underground Railroad?
The slaves risked being caught or dying along the way from exhaustion or illness.
Why did the family need to travel slowly?
They need to be careful that they were not seen or captured.
What happened that made Henson decide to escape from the Riley farm?
Henson found out that Riley planned to sell him.
