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Yes the Underground Railroad was a code word itself,

so the Masters didn't know what it meant when the slaves mentioned it.

They also used names like conductors and passengers like an actual railroad.

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What were some of the other secret words used for the underground railroad?

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What was the password for the underground railroad?

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


How many slaves that used the underground railroad became free?

about how many slaves used the underground railroad, which was about 100,000.


Where was the Underground railroad located?

There was never an actual underground railroad. The underground railroad refers to the process used to free slaves during slavery.


What was the railroad used for?

The Railroad or the underground railroad was a way that slaves could get to the Northern states. The Railroad was a code language for Abolitionists and slaves. they used houses as "Stations", so if the Whites tried to find them they would first start looking for a underground railroad.


Why isn't the underground railroad included in Monopoly?

because the underground railroad was for people in the slavery used to escape from


How do you get in the underground railroad?

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!


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.


When was the underground railroad first used?

1790s it was established.


Who was famous who used the underground railroad?

Harriet Tubman


When did the underground railroad stop being used?

1865


Is underground a proper noun or common?

the word underground is a common noun but if used like Underground Railroad then it is proper