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Primary Sources: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Part One [Newsela Activity]

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3 questions

Instructions

Read the passage Primary Sources: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Part One. Then answer the questions below.

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D2.His.1.6-8

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D2.His.6.6-8

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D2.His.16.6-8

Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Which event is MOST relevant to understanding the purpose of the source? 

the end of the Civil War 

the growth of the flour mills

Parker's move to Ripley, Ohio

the passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

What details in the source revealed the dangers for abolitionists? Select two correct answers. 

destroying records

having definitive escape routes

preparing for cold seasons

disappearance of flatboats

having a small group of abolitionist

Drag each statement to the correct box to show whether the source identified it as an impact of the Fugitive Slave Law.

a group of men worked to capture enslaved people

abolitionists became more cautious

it helped end the Civil War in 1865

Impact of the Fugitive Slave Law

Not an Impact of the Fugitive Slave Law