From Harriet Tubman Key Vocabulary: 2/10/25

What is the definition of 'conductor'?

• A person who leads or guides others, especially on a journey. In the context of the Underground Railroad, a conductor was someone who guided escaping slaves to safety.

• A type of bread baked over a layer of heated stones or sand and covered in hot ashes.

• A star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.

What is the definition of 'Underground Railroad'?

• A secret network of people and safe places that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom, mainly in the northern United States or Canada.

• It is messy or untidy.

• To remain or stay longer.

• People show silent resentment.

What is the definition of 'disheveled'?

• It is messy or untidy.

• The ability to speak powerfully and persuasively.

• When you cajole, you coax persuade or urge someone gently.

• A country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

What is the definition of 'linger'?

• To remain or stay longer.

• People show silent resentment.

• An insect-eating bird of the eastern US and Canada that is active at night and has a loud repeated call that sounds like its name.

• A type of bread baked over a layer of heated stones or sand and covered in hot ashes.

What is the definition of 'sullen'?

• People show silent resentment.

• The ability to speak powerfully and persuasively.

• When you cajole, you coax persuade or urge someone gently.

• A star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.

What is the definition of 'eloquence'?

• The ability to speak powerfully and persuasively.

• It is messy or untidy.

• To remain or stay longer.

• A secret network of people and safe places that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom, mainly in the northern United States or Canada.

What is the definition of 'cajoling'?

• When you cajole, you coax persuade or urge someone gently.

• An insect-eating bird of the eastern US and Canada that is active at night and has a loud repeated call that sounds like its name.

• A type of bread baked over a layer of heated stones or sand and covered in hot ashes.

• A country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

What is the definition of 'whippoorwill'?

• An insect-eating bird of the eastern US and Canada that is active at night and has a loud repeated call that sounds like its name.

• A person who leads or guides others, especially on a journey. In the context of the Underground Railroad, a conductor was someone who guided escaping slaves to safety.

• It is messy or untidy.

• The ability to speak powerfully and persuasively.

What is the definition of 'ashcake'?

• A type of bread baked over a layer of heated stones or sand and covered in hot ashes.

• A secret network of people and safe places that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom, mainly in the northern United States or Canada.

• People show silent resentment.

• When you cajole, you coax persuade or urge someone gently.

What is the definition of 'North Star'?

• A star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.

• A person who leads or guides others, especially on a journey. In the context of the Underground Railroad, a conductor was someone who guided escaping slaves to safety.

• An insect-eating bird of the eastern US and Canada that is active at night and has a loud repeated call that sounds like its name.

• It is messy or untidy.