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There was never an actual underground railroad. The underground railroad refers to the process used to free slaves during slavery.
I believe you mean what was the underground railroad used for. And the answer to that is, during slavery, it set people free because no slave owners knew about it and that is how slaves would escape from slavery/slave owners.
The Underground Railroad was used to help slaves in the U.S. escape to states that were free, or to Canada. The railroad was a system of safe houses and secret routes.
Harriet Tubman
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CODE PHRASES"The wind blows from the south today" - the warning of slave bounty hunters nearby"A friend with friends" - A password used to signal the arrival of fugitives with an Underground Railroad conductor"The friend of a friend sent me" - A password used by fugitives traveling alone to indicate they were sent by the Underground Railroad networkLoad of potatoes, parcel, or bundles of wood - fugitives to be expected
There was never an actual underground railroad. The underground railroad refers to the process used to free slaves during slavery.
I believe you mean what was the underground railroad used for. And the answer to that is, during slavery, it set people free because no slave owners knew about it and that is how slaves would escape from slavery/slave owners.
about how many slaves used the underground railroad, which was about 100,000.
because the underground railroad was for people in the slavery used to escape from
The underground railroad isn't actually a railroad or underground, its actually just a secret passage where African American slaves used to escape slavery. They were usually smuggled in coffins!
during ww1 many africans were running away from Indian slave owners...
The Underground Railroad was used to help slaves in the U.S. escape to states that were free, or to Canada. The railroad was a system of safe houses and secret routes.
1865
1790s it was established.
Harriet Tubman
the word underground is a common noun but if used like Underground Railroad then it is proper
From the 17th century to the 19th century