Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

• Tunnels that small animals build.

• A railroad that was built in America and Canada

• A place to grow crops like cotton and tobacco.

• A route that escaped slaves would travel north to get to a free state.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• One of the people on the Underground Railroad.

• One of the states that slaves could be free.

• A person that helped many people escape slavery.

• A law that was passed that would punish escaped slaves and anyone who helped them.

Where could slaves hide on the Underground Railroad?

• Open fields

• Stations

• Happy Homes

• Secure Spots

What was a slave bounty hunter?

• Someone who had to hunt bears to survive.

• A person who would trap small animals.

• A person who would go out looking for escaped slaves and return them to their owners.

• None of the above

Why was the North Star important for slaves that escaped?

• It was part of the Big Dipper

• It is was bright.

• It helped to guide slaves to the north.

• It is also called Polaris

Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth were both:

• Born in the North

• White Abolitionists

• Former Slave abolitionists

• Supporters of the Fugitive Slave Law

As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:

• Guided passengers from station to station

• Wrote essays against slavery

• Gave speecges about her experience as a slave

• Defended passengers in court

How did William Still contribute to our knowledge of the Underground Railroad?

• He founded an abolitionist newspaper

• He kept records of passengers he help rescue

• He interviewed former slave owners after the Civil War

• He published a biography of Harriet Tubman

Conductors on the Underground railroad were:

• Places where the slaves could hide

• Slaves who were escaping the south

• People who helped lead the slaves from the south to the north

Where did Henry Box Brown address his box to?

• Washington, D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• River Falls, Wisconsin