Underground Railroad Vocabulary

What is an “Underground Railroad”?

• homes and businesses that took in escaped slaves

• a group of people who helped slaves escape to the North

• a person who works to end slavery

• a statement by Abraham Lincoln that promised freedom to slaves in the South

What was the underground railroad?

• A railroad that was underground.

• It was apart of the transcontinental railroad.

• An organized network of people working together to help enslaved people get freedom.

• When enslaved people worked underground on a railroad.

Where were enslaved people running to?

• The North

• Spain

• Mexico

• Texas

A system of secret escape paths that runaway slaves took as they tried to escape to freedom

• The Quiet Railroad

• Underground Railroad

• Underground Maze

What was the secret network of people who helped slaves escape to freedom called?

• Underground railroad

• NAACP

• racism

• civil rights

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.

What was the primary purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods secretly across state lines

• To help enslaved people escape to freedom

• To build a network of underground tunnels

• To provide jobs for freed slaves

Who was Harriet Tubman in the context of the Underground Railroad?

• A famous conductor who led many slaves to freedom

• A slave owner who opposed the Underground Railroad

• A politician who passed laws against the Underground Railroad

• A writer who documented the journeys of escaped slaves

What does the term 'conductor' refer to in the Underground Railroad?

• A person who drove the train

• A person who guided escaped slaves to freedom

• A person who built the railroad tracks

• A person who provided food and shelter to travelers

What was a 'station' in the Underground Railroad?

• A place where trains stopped

• A safe house for escaped slaves

• A meeting point for abolitionists

• A location for secret meetings