No offence black people. but the answer is it was the place of freedom southern people had slaves so black people moved north on the underground railroad but it wasn't really under ground
to Canada or some where slavery wasn't
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.
The underground railroad was started to help black slaves from the southern get to Canada to gain their freedom. It was very dangerous and many people were killed, but because of the brave people who helped transport the slaves many were granted their freedom and a chance to start over in Canada.
{| |- | The Underground Railroad is the name given the system of moving slaves out of the South. Through a system of 'safe houses' slaves could work their way to freedom in Canada. Many people risked criminal charges to assist them, opening their homes to the travellers. |}
The 'passengers' of the Underground Railroad were enslaved African Americans and 'conductors' were abolitionists(people against slavery). But remember, the Underground Railroad wasn't underground and wasn't an actual railroad
to Canada or some where slavery wasn't
The underground railroad has lead to the spread of African American people around the country. It has also contributed to the presence of an African American population in Canada.
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.
It is an estimate that 3,000 people worked on the underground railroad.
They formed the Underground Railroad to smuggle slaves out of the South to safety, sometimes to Canada.
The underground railroad was started to help black slaves from the southern get to Canada to gain their freedom. It was very dangerous and many people were killed, but because of the brave people who helped transport the slaves many were granted their freedom and a chance to start over in Canada.
The best word to describe the underground railroad is "escape". It was indeed the means of escape for black slaves to the free states or to Canada and it helped around 100,000 to freedom.
the underground rail road was not a place but a network of people who helped slaves escape to the north and Canada
because the underground railroad was for people in the slavery used to escape from
{| |- | The Underground Railroad is the name given the system of moving slaves out of the South. Through a system of 'safe houses' slaves could work their way to freedom in Canada. Many people risked criminal charges to assist them, opening their homes to the travellers. |}
I think the underground Railroad I don't know so don't blame me
The 'passengers' of the Underground Railroad were enslaved African Americans and 'conductors' were abolitionists(people against slavery). But remember, the Underground Railroad wasn't underground and wasn't an actual railroad