Author Question: Who was the famous American who, as a slave, borrowed sailor's papers and escaped from Baltimore to ... (Read 111 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Who was the famous American who, as a slave, borrowed sailor's papers and escaped from Baltimore to New York City in 1838?

A) Frederick Douglass
B) Gabriel Prosser
C) Hinton Helter
D) Fitzhugh Pidgin
E) Denmark Vesey

Question 2

The Underground Railroad

A) provided an effective way for slaves to escape.
B) was a network that helped slaves to escape.
C) offered slaves the opportunity to leave a plantation for a few days before returning.
D) helped close to 25,000 slaves escape to the North.
E) was largely financed by wealthy southern abolitionists.