Follow the Drinking Gourd

What is a drinking gourd?

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What does the drinking gourd in the sky look like?

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Who taught a secret song to the enslaved people?

• Old Hattie Mae

• Peg Leg Joe

• Young George

• Isaiah

Why did Peg Leg Joe teach the enslaved people a song?

• They could get in trouble for singing.

• They could run away and be free by using the words.

• They could work for him to earn their freedom.

• They could have fun enjoying the song.

If people followed the drinking gourd, where would it take them?

• North towards Canada

• West towards California

• East towards the Atlantic Ocean

• South towards Mexico

What was the underground railroad?

• a tunnel used for slaves to escape

• a train that was used to help slaves escape

• a path of secret safe houses and people that helped slaves escape

• a wagon and horse that was used to help slaves escape

Why did the enslaved people need to travel at night?

• so they could pretend to be owls

• so they could see better

• so people couldn't see them

• so they could run faster

What are some ways that the enslaved people were kept hidden on the underground railroad?

• using a time machine

• using a trap door to hide under a barn

• hiding in a secret room behind a shelf

• using a cloak of invisibility like in Harry Potter

Why was music so important to the slaves?

• Made them work more

• Taught them to read

• Got them in trouble

• Gave them hope

What do we call the Drinking Gourd?

• Leo the Lion

• Big Dipper

• Cluster of stars

• star water cup