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The Underground Railroad was a network of escape routes that were described using railroad terms. 'Passengers' were runaway slaves fleeing from the South. Their guides were called 'conductors' and they led them from one 'station' to another. Escape routes stretched from the southern slave states into the North and on to Canada. Fugitives usually traveled secretly at night, and were hidden in 'safe houses', barns, and haylofts in the day. Thousands of antislavery campaigners, both black and white, risked their lives to operate the railway. There was no "map" as the people involved had to keep everything secret. Directions were passed orally from person to person as the need arose.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey used railroad terms, for example a station was a safehouse, a piece of baggage was an escaped slave and the porter was the person who escorted them. The underground railroad was a network with several 'lines' leading from station to station.
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∙ 13y agoThe Underground Railroad wasn't a railroad at all, It wasn't even underground. The UnderGround Railroad is a series of houses and shelters where people take care of slaves when they are trying to escape from freedom. And it was hell. Picture escaped slaves running for their lives while their "owners" sent out execution parties fully equipped with weapons and dogs to track down the escaped slaves.
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∙ 14y agoa barn, an unused chicken coop, the back entrance to an establishment, a tunnel under a house or root cellar. It looked different wherever you went as it had to be secretive and be adaptable
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What was the Quakers' contribution to the underground railroads?
Their homes and property were used as rest stops for the slaves to stay at.
What route did black slaves from the US take to get to Canada?
slaves got to canada by the underground railroad there were many routes of the underground railroads and they took boats on top of rivers
Who were the conductors in the underground railroads?
they wore purple hats and blue shoes. Thats all they wore.
What does julilly look like in underground railroad?
Well what i think about Julilly's appearance is that she is Black she might look like she has dirt all over her body. And also she might have raggedy clothes
How did people identify the Underground Railroads?
The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but a series of "safe houses" that escaped slaves would travel along the way to the North or Canada. Houses that were part of the underground railroad were often marked by a quilt or lanterns, that only railroad guides, or "conductors", would know.
Where were runaway slaves suspected to be going?
underground railroads
Who is the best known conductor of the underground railroads?
harriet Tubman
What are these people called that organize underground railroads?
They are called conductors.
When did the Underground Railroads Started?
Nobody is sure exactly when it started......
Who is the lady who told slaves about underground railroads?
Harriet Tubman
How did people build underground railroads?
They dug a lot f holes
What do the 2010 bionicle sets going to look like?
2010 said that it will take place underground, so I think they will look like underground monsters... or Glatorian?
What are some words that start with a J and have to do with the civil war and the underground railroads?
juvinial
Who was involved in underground railroads?
Harriet Tubman thomas garrett and black slaves
What was the name of an organized escape plan for southern slaves fleeing their owners?
underground railroads
Who used the railroads?
Many slaves have used the Underground Railroad to become free in Canada.
What ended the underground railroads?
the people it conducted got rights and no longer needed to run away
