The Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

• Secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states/areas.

• A railroad with a train only used by African Americans.

• The first train ever built in the U.S.A.

• An underground route that was secretly used to smuggle goods in and out of the U.S.

What was Harriet Tubman famous for?

• She was an abolitionist and also an escaped slave.

• She was the 17th president of the U.S.

• She was an escaped slave that later became the vice president of the U.S.

• She was the first African American slave to become free in the state of Ohio.

What does enslave mean?

• To not make anyone do anything

• To make someone run exactly 1 mile

• To make someone free

• To make someone a slave

Why was it dangerous on the Underground Railroad?

• There were no more abolitionists.

• Sometimes people sent dogs after the enslaved people!

• There were polar bears everywhere!

• There were pirates everywhere!

Which state was not a "free" state?

• Georgia

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Michigan

True or False: The Civil War made slavery LEGAL for the U.S.?

• True

• False, it made it illegal.

• False, only 7 states could have slavery.

• False, it made it legal in Canada.

What is the "drinking gourd"?

• It was a hollowed out conch shell that people drank from to show respect.

• Is was the big/little dipper and it helped guide enslaved people South to Georgia.

• It was the big/little dipper and it helped guide enslaved people North to Canada.

• It was a gourd that people cooked in stews.

How did abolitionists use quilts.

• No one made quilts back then.

• Quilts were made because people were bored during the war.

• Quilts had patterns to give enslaved people messages on the Underground Railroad.

• Quilts were used to hide all enslaved people on the Underground Railroad (using camouflage).

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• This act made Ohio a state.

• This act made it illegal to help runaway slaves.

• This act increased taxes.

• This act gave freedom to all slaves in the U.S.

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who had at least 100 slaves on a plantation.

• Someone who believed slavery was necessary.

• Someone who wanted higher taxes.

• Someone who wanted slavery to end.