Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Which is the best description of Harriet Tubman?

• A leader in the women's rights movement

• The Father of the Civil Rights Movement

• An Underground Railroad conductor

• A woman who traveled and gave speeches about ending slavery

What is an abolitionist?

• A slave owner on a plantation

• Someone who supports slavery

• Someone who is against slavery

• Someone who wants equal rights for women

What was NOT true about the Underground Railroad?

• The Underground Railroad was

  supported by slave owners in the South.

• The Underground Railroad did not have

  tracks or train cars, but it did have

  “stops” along the way.

• The Underground Railroad was a secret

  escape path for runaway slaves.

• Runaway slaves could find shelter in the

  homes of abolitionists.

As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:

• Guided passengers from station to station

• Wrote essays against slavery

• Gave speeches about her experience in slavery

• Defended passengers in court

Which word indicates that travel on the Underground Railroad was done in secret?

• Conductor

• Underground

• Railroad

• Abolition

What did 'stations' refer to on the Underground Railroad?

• areas enslaved people waited for trains

• people who helped runaways

• homes and other places runaways would hide

• the belongings runaways had with them

How did life differ in the North for people who had escaped slavery?

• Racism was rare

• There were fewer white people

• African Americans had equal rights

• slavery was illegal

Where did underground railroad paths lead? (Mark ALL that apply)

• Mexico

• Northern States

• Canada

• Southern States

You could be thrown into jail for helping runaway slaves.

• True

• False

What role did Harriet Tubman play in the Underground Railroad?

• A) She was a station master

• B) She was a conductor

• C) She was a passenger

• D) She was a train engineer