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How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the Underground Railroad?

A
It prevented it from functioning.
B
It prompted an expansion of its operations.
C
It made people afraid to shelter enslaved people.
D
It prompted a decrease in its operations.
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In the mid-1800s, the specific network of routes and safe houses used by people escaping slavery was known as

A
the Fugitive Slave Act.
B
the abolitionist movement.
C
the transcontinental railroad.
D
the Underground Railroad.
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Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

A
John Brown
B
Frederick Douglass
C
William Lloyd Garrison
D
Reverend Luther Lee
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Which of the following best describes the general direction of “lines” on the Underground Railroad?

A
north to south
B
east to west
C
west to east
D
south to north
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Why did John Brown lead the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

A
to inspire Southern enslavers to resist abolitionists
B
to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved people
C
to protest the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
D
to protest the use of militia to defend enslavers
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After John Brown was tried, convicted, and hanged, most Northerners

A
wanted the prison where he had been held closed.
B
were relieved that he was dead.
C
thought his actions caused violence to increase.
D
considered him a hero.
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After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, many free Black people

A
moved to California.
B
took jobs as railroad workers.
C
were enslaved in the South.
D
testified against bounty hunters in court.
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How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the legal systems of free states of the North?

A
It prompted the creation of new personal liberty laws.
B
It prevented attorneys from representing escaped enslaved people in court.
C
It prompted passage of laws against personal liberties for escaped enslaved people.
D
It changed how judges ruled at trials held in Northern courts.
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Which of the following forced Northerners to help capture escaped enslaved people?

A
slavery
B
abolitionism
C
the Fugitive Slave Act
D
the Underground Railroad
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Which of the following best describes the contribution of Harriet Tubman to the Underground Railroad?

A
Tubman was a newspaper publisher who denounced the Fugitive Slave Act.
B
Tubman was a minister who housed escaped enslaved people in her home.
C
Tubman was an antislavery leader who used force against proslavery groups.
D
Tubman was a conductor who helped enslaved people escape.
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Which of the following groups helped fugitives use the Underground Railroad during the mid-1800s?

A
conductors and railroad workers
B
ministers and businessmen
C
enslavers and bounty hunters
D
abolitionists and religious groups
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Which of the following best describes the reaction of Northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act?

A
Many were displeased, which increased tensions over slavery.
B
Many were relieved that their way of life could be preserved.
C
Many were upset because they felt the act benefited enslaved people.
D
Many felt the law healed the rift between North and South.
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John Brown was known to many Northerners as

A
an attacker of his former prison..
B
a hero of the antislavery cause.
C
a supporter of peaceful protest.
D
an egotistical man.
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How did abolitionists respond to the capture of Shadrach Minkins?

A
They helped him escape from jail and got him a job in Boston.
B
They provided lawyers who represented him in Massachusetts.
C
They sent him to Canada on the Underground Railroad.
D
They sent him to California on the Underground Railroad.

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