Understanding the Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

(a)  

• A real train that transported slaves

• A secret network to help slaves escape
• A type of farm where slaves worked

• A law that made slavery illegal

Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sojourner Truth

What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do?

• Made slavery illegal in all states

• Slaves in free states could be returned to their owners.

• Allowed slaves to vote

• Ended the Civil War

What were the homes and businesses that hid slaves called in the Underground Railroad?

• Trains

• Stations

• Depots

• Terminals

What was the main goal of the Underground Railroad?

• To build new railroads in the South

• To help slaves escape to freedom

• To create new laws for slavery

• To start a new country

What are two character traits that would describe Harriet Tubman?

Why is Harriet Tubman a hero? Use the APE response method.