What is the Underground Railroad and how did it work?

Answer 1

Negro slaves that escaped from their imprisonment followed a route north to Canada, where many people along the way took them in and gave them a place to eat, sleep and hide while their "masters" were looking for them. Many people that did take them in weren't Negro themselves, but Caucasians that were against slavery and wanted these slaves to be free. As a result, they were willing to risk everything to open up their homes in secret to offer their kindness and hospitality to the escapees in their desperate times and dreams of their freedom when they crossed the border into Canada.

Answer 2

it was a series of houses that helped slaves get to Canada

a group of unorganized whites and blacks who provided assistance to fugitive slaves

its where harrit tuban kicked my butt

People on wagons helped them get to Canada.

don't use this. this doesn't help i got expelled from school because of this.

Answer 3

wasnt underground or a railroad, was a system of people helping negroes migrate south to north in America

people turned porch lights on to signal they were friendly usually, and hid them for a night or two then found somewhere further north they could run to

in some cases underground tunnels were used.

Answer 4

The underground railroad got slaves to freedom by having people helping, telling and showing the slaves where it was safe to go in the night time. The underground railroad knew all the safe houses and the slaves could stay there for a few nights until a message was sent to another safe house telling them they were coming. The messages had to be in a speacil language that was made up entirerly for the underground railroad.

Answer 5

good question but figure it out yourself:p

Answer 6

The underground railroad was a series of underground tunnels that led the slaves north to freedom.

Answer 7

The Underground Railroad operated like a real railroad because it did have a certain system or route that was always followed. The Underground Railroad also had passengers and conductors.

Answer 8

It was not a real railroad . It was a series of stops going north. No one on the route knew the next stop in case they were uncovered by authorities .