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What is the Underground Railroad in 7t grade version?
The Underground Railroad is a series of above ground escape routes to help slaves escape to freedom. A slave would go to one house called a station and hide in a celler, attic etc. for the day. Then during the night slaves would ride by carriage, wagon, train or boat until they got to the next station. They did this until they reached freedom.
Was the underground railroad for a train?
no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.
How did the underground railroad help the slaves?
it gave routes to certain quakers houses and helped them escape the southerners that held them in bondage
What was the Underground Railroad?
The underground railroad was an informal network of people who, although in violation of the "Fugitive Slave Act" helped escaped slaves reach freedom in Northern States or Canada.The underground railroad wasn't actually a railroad nor was it underground. It was actually a system where slaves would go from house to house until they could escape to freedom. The underground railroad was an escape route for slaves to travel from safe house to safe house and head to the north.It was an 'underground' organization. That is, it was not publicized, and kept secret from authorities at the time. It was called a railroad, because the way it was organized was akin to the way railroads were run. With various stops along the way (Safe houses) and conductors leading them (Often born-free blacks).Harriet Tubman was a major figure in the history of the underground railroad.The Underground Railroad was used to help slaves in the U.S. escape to states that were free.
Why was the underground railroad assembled?
the underground railroad was assembled to help slaves escape from the south to the north. it was formed out of many non slave owners, who would hide escaping slaves in their house until the next night, when they could continue their journey north.
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.
Conductor on the underground railroad?
The person who could be considered the conductor of the Underground Railroad would be Harriet Tubman. Tubman led about 70 slaves to freedom through a network of safe houses that was nicknamed, the "Underground Railroad."
Was the underground railroad a good use?
yes because if it wasn't for the underground railroad then many blacks like myself would still be slaves most likely and slavery is wrong so of course the underground railroad is a good use
How many slaves rode the underground railroad?
no slaves rode the underground railroad, as there was not actually a train underground taking them to safety. people would walk on a series of safe houses to the north
A group of people who aided slaves on the run by providing shelter and food?
The Underground Railroad setup passage ways so that slaves can escape captivityThat would be the Underground Railroad. Underground not as in subterranean but as in secret or hidden. And railroad not as with trains and tracks, but as in going from place to place via way stations and stopovers.Underground Railroad
Where did the underground railroad run though?
The "underground railroad" was not an actual railroad but was a figurative term referring to a system of antislave people who secretly cooperated with each other to help slaves reach the northern free states or Canada, whether by train, boat, on foot, or horseback. The fugitive slaves were hidden, sheltered and transported until they reached a northern state or Canada where they would be free.
Who would be a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman.
