Underground Railroad

Most Northerners aided the slaves in their escape.

True or False.

When MOST slaves escaped it was because

• Harriet Tubman lead them to freedom.

• The Quakers helped them escape.

• The slaves planned their own escape.

• The white owners let the slaves escape.

A loose connection of houses and people, the ____________

____________ helped slaves escape.

The escaping slaves following the Underground Railroad travelled from

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

Why do you think slaves made the dangerous trip to Freedom?