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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.
Why did the underground railroad have to be so secretive?
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.
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.
Was the underground railroad in Virginia?
Yes I BELIEVE so
When did the Underground Railroad end?
the underground railroad started in 1816 and ended in 1856.
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.
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
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
A group of people who aided slaves on the run by providing shelter and food?
The Underground Railroad setup passage ways so that slaves can escape captivityThat would be the Underground Railroad. Underground not as in subterranean but as in secret or hidden. And railroad not as with trains and tracks, but as in going from place to place via way stations and stopovers.Underground Railroad
