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Abolitionists (people who were against slavery) were using the Underground Railroad to smuggle fugitive slaves north to Canada. Slaves were considered property, so to help them escape was like stealing. If discovered, a fugitive slave could be killed or brought home and beaten. Some even had their hands or feet cut off so they couldn't run away. The abolitionists would be thrown in jail or worse.
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Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad wasn't an actual railroad; therefore, it didn't have any conductors. Metaphorically, you could consider Harriet Tubman a conductor of the Underground Railroad.
What is a good sentence using underground railroad?
The Underground railroad helped many slaves to freedom.
When did slaves follow underground railroad to freedom?
What year did the slaves follow the underground railroad to freedom
What is the name of the us railroad system?
The Underground Railroad?
Why do you think the underground railroad was so successful?
it was very sucsesful it was very sucsesful
Why the underground railroad have to be so secretive?
1) It was illegal. 2) It was profitable to destroy.
What are some adjectives describing the underground railroad?
secretive,
Did people who were not involve in the underground railroad know about the underground railroad?
Yes they did and that is why it was so amazingly secrative. Yes because some of the whites helped the slaves get to freedom by using the Underground Railroad.
Was the Underground Railroad underground?
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
How did Abolitionists fix the tracks on the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad wasn't a literal railroad, so there were no tracks. It was a metaphor for the routes that escaped slaves took on their journey North.
What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
When did the Underground Railroad end?
the underground railroad started in 1816 and ended in 1856.
Was the underground railroad in Virginia?
Yes I BELIEVE so
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
Was the under ground railroad really a railroad?
No, it was called that so that way "masters" thought it was a railroad , so they wouldn't have to go on it. The Underground Railroad was for escaped slaves to get to Canada.
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
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
