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How did enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Underground railroad? No, actually the significance of the "Underground Railroad" is greatly exaggerated. The majority of escaping slaves got to the North or to British North America by taking the train (this is how Frederick Douglass got away) or going by steamboat, or by leaving their owners when they accompanied them on visits north. The reason the Underground Railroad continues to be celebrated so much is probably due to "Uncle Tom's Cabin," particularly the dramatizations of it that were so popular in the 1850s. In its most famous scene, Eliza and her baby have to cross the Ohio River by jumping ice floes. This was not supposed to be the Underground Railroad, but it is the classic runaway-slave scene in popular imagination. Regardless, it would have been very atypical. Relatively few slaves lived that far west. For every Eliza in Kentucky, there were 100 slaves getting on the overground railroad from Richmond or Baltimore or Washington City. They had lots of people to help them, they didn't have to do it in secret, and they didn't have jump across the floating ice.
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long roots probably help it get water from further underground.
What was used to help pull water up from the aquifers found deep underground?
Pumps.
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it keeps it in orbit
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How did the underground railroad help people?
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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.
What was the underground railroad who were the passengers and the conductors?
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
How many did the Underground railroad help?
No that wasn't it, to be exact it was 100,000 people
Did the acts of the underground railroad bring slavery into the focus of the public?
Not really but, some people did help the underground railroad but were very secritive about it because it was illegal.
Did the abolitionist in the north help enslaved people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
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Who made up the underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad was an important historical happening. It was developed between people who wanted to help free slaves. People traveled from the south to the north and back, using known routes to help free men.
What is the underground railroad?
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What did Henry Bibb do on the underground railroad?
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What was the Underground Railroad-?
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.
How did harriet Tubman helped people in the underground railroad?
she would go back for them at night and then help then to freedom
How many people did Harriet Tubman help in the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman helped more than 300 people
