1865
about how many slaves used the underground railroad, which was about 100,000.
There was never an actual underground railroad. The underground railroad refers to the process used to free slaves during slavery.
It was an underground path that runaway slaves used to get to the north without being caught
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!
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.
The underground railroad were a series of underground passages that led to "safe houses" for the slaves. The slaves could stop at these houses for food and rest without fear of being turned in. The passages, or underground railroad, led to states where slavery was illegal and therefore they gained their freedom.
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
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.