Download Underground Railroad and Civil War Review: Chapter 5

Michigan: Chapter 5
Study Guide (pgs.145-165)
Underground Railroad and Civil War Review
Test
1. Fill in the blanks: using these words
 Laura Havilland
 abolitionist(s)
 illegal
 Fugitive Slave Act
 (Michigan’s law) Personal Liberty Law
 Frederick Douglass
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
Sojourner Truth
Underground Railroad:
Station:
The Confederacy:
Union:
Calvary brigade (troops):
a. ______________________________ was an abolitionist leader who was once a former
slave. He gave speeches at the 2nd Baptist Church.
b. This law, _____________________________, made it possible for slaves to go to trial and
win their freedom.
c. ______________________helped her son, who was sold illegally as a slave, and she helped
her son win his freedom in court.
d. People who worked hard to help end slavery were called_____________________.
e. Most northern states felt slavery was wrong and wanted to make it
_____________________.
f. ___________________________________helped make the first Underground Railroad
station in Michigan. Also called the Superintendent of the Underground Railroad.
g. This act,_________________________________, made some abolitionists who helped
fugitives go to jail.
h. An
who are escaping slavery.
is a system of secret routes used by people
i. A safe place to stay in the Underground Railroad is called a
j.
the union.
k. The North was called the
l.
.
was what the southern states were called after seceding from
.
is a large group of soldiers that fight on horseback.
Short Answer:
2. Which political party started in Michigan as a result of slavery?
3. What are some of the crops grown on plantations in the south?
4. How did Michiganians react to slave catchers.
5. Who was the Republican nominee for president in 1860?
6. What happened after this leader (from question 5) was elected president in
1860?
7. What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?
8. How did the Civil War begin?
9. How did the Civil War end?
10. What happened 5 days after the Civil War ended?
Make sure to study these vocabulary words!!
Underground Railroad
liberty
secede
Fugitive Slave Act
Laura Haviland
Elizabeth Chandler
Calvary Brigade
Frederick Douglass
plantations
conductor
George DeBaptiste
fugitive
station agents
Personal Liberty Law
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
illegal
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
abolitionists
George Custer
Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
station
regiment
Michigan: Chapter 5
Study Guide (pgs.145-165)
Underground Railroad and Civil War Review
Test
Key
1. Fill in the blanks: using these words

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Laura Havilland
abolitionist(s)
illegal
Fugitive Slave Act
(Michigan’s law) Personal Liberty Law
Frederick Douglass






Sojourner Truth
Underground Railroad:
Station:
The Confederacy:
Union:
Calvary brigade (troops):
m. ____Frederick Douglass_____________________ was an abolitionist leader who was once a
former slave. He gave speeches at the 2nd Baptist Church.
n. This law,
Personal Liberty Law
their freedom.
, made it possible for slaves to go to trial and win
o. ____Sojourner Truth_____________helped her son, who was sold illegally as a slave, and
she helped her son win his freedom in court.
p. People who worked hard to help end slavery were called___abolitionists____________.
q. Most northern states felt slavery was wrong and wanted to make it
___illegal__________________.
r. _________Laura Havilland_________________helped make the first Underground Railroad
station in Michigan. Also called the Superintendent of the Underground Railroad.
s. This act,______Fugitive Slave Act____________________, made some abolitionists who
helped fugitives go to jail.
t. An
Underground Railroad
escaping slavery.
is a system of secret routes used by people who are
u. A safe place to stay in the Underground Railroad is called a
v.
The Confederacey
from the union.
w. The North was called the
x.
Calvalry brigade
station
.
was what the southern states were called after seceding
Union
.
is a large group of soldiers that fight on horseback.
Short Answer:
2. Which political party started in Michigan as a result of slavery?
Republican Party
3. What are some of the crops grown on plantations in the south?
rice, sugar, tobacco
4. How did Michiganians react to slave catchers.
Most people refused to help
5. Who was the Republican nominee for president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
6. What happened after this leader (from question 5) was elected president in
1860?
The Southern states wanted to secede or withdraw from the union.
7. What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?
All enslaved people were free.
8. How did the Civil War begin?
The Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina
9. How did the Civil War end?
The Union captured Richmond the capital of Virginia.
9. What happened 5 days after the Civil War ended?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Make sure to study these vocabulary words!!
Underground Railroad
liberty
secede
Fugitive Slave Act
Laura Haviland
Elizabeth Chandler
Calvary Brigade
Frederick Douglass
plantations
conductor
George DeBaptiste
fugitive
station agents
Personal Liberty Law
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
illegal
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
abolitionists
George Custer
Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
station
regiment