Underground Railroad

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
• No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
• Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
• Yes, and it ran for miles on end!

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People who helped slaves, took the chance of being arrested and jailed if they were caught. 

• True
• False

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A place where slaves were sold
• It was a railroad that was underground and carried slaves to freedom.
• A network slaves used to get to freedom.
• A smooth form of transportation.

Who was Harriet Tubman?  

• She led many slaves to the Underground Railroad.  
• She started the Underground Railroad.  
• She died being a slave in 1913.  
• A woman born in Africa.

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The main goal of the Underground Railroad was to escape to:

• Ohio
• Canada
• The Northwest Territories
• New York

Whose economy depended on slave labor?

• neither the North or the South
• North
• both the North and the South
• South

Why was the Underground Railroad important?

• It carried many products from the North to the South.
• It led to the end of slavery.
• It was the route used by slaves escaping from the South
• It carried settlers west.

People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.

• conformists
• rebels
• abolitionists
• yankees

Why was Ohio unsafe for escaped slaves in the 1850s?  

• The Fugitive Slave Act required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters. 
• Ohio was too close to Canada where slavery was legal. 
• There were no safe houses in Ohio that were part of the Underground Railroad.
• Slavery was still legal in some parts of Ohio under the Northwest Ordinance.

The runaways had to reach Canada to be free because of the

• Fugitive Slave Law
• Society of Friends
• Middle Passage 
• Philadelphia Vigilance Comittee