The Underground Railroad

What is the Underground Railroad?

• A subway that ran underground.

• A secret railroad that ran from Florida to Illinois

• A network of homes and people who helped slaves to escape to the North.

• The name for slaves who were spies.

How did MOST people travel on the railroad?

• By car

• By foot

• By train

• By plane

After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, where did slaves have to go to be fully free?

• Canada

• California

• New York

• Ohio

What famous conductor of the Underground Railroad was a former slave who had a reward for his/her capture?

• Henry Box Brown

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• William Still

• Harriet Tubman

When escaping to freedom, the slaves put secret codes that helped them get to the north on ___________.

• paper

• quilts

• maps

• underground

What constellation did the slaves use to head north to freedom?

• Taurus the Bull

• The Winter Triangle

• The Drinking Gourd

• Little Bear

What is another name for an escaped slave?

• Conductor

• Fugitive

• Abolishment

• Checker

What is the name of where masters and slaves lived?

• Shack

• Safe House

• Crop House

• Plantation

What is something amazing about Harriet Tubman?

• She was the only woman conductor.

• She never lost a slave on the railroad.

• She married a president.

• She escaped to Mexico.

Which code meant to pack up your belongings so you could escape?

• Tumbling Blocks

• Bow Tie

• Rose Wreath

• Bear Paw