Why did the underground railroad not stop in the US but ran all the way threw to Canada?
The Dred Scott Decision said that the entire USA was a slave nation. There were no slave states and free states. The Underground Railroad ran all the way to Canada, so that the former slaves could be free people once and for all time. Until slavery was ended in the USA in 1865, with the end of the Civil War (1861 - 1865).
Why was the route taken by escaping slaves called the under ground railroad?
i think it might be so the public dident see them cause they might of not known
or they could of been revulting for the people to see and they dident want to see them
or the owner could be keeping them illegaly
Well... First of all the Underground Railroad was not underground or a railroad. Slaves gave it that name to trick the whites. Slave traveled through the "Underground Railroad" because they wanted to escape slaery without being caught. Some slaves were caught, but there were thousands that weren't.
What are ways that people on the underground railroad kept their work hidden?
undetected because they were carried around on the back of a luggage cart covered with clothes or something soft
Is the underground railroad still there?
The Underground railroad is not an actual railroad. It was a secret network of cooperation between slaves and those who helped them escape to freedom in attempts to give them that freedom. So, the U.R.R. may be in your heart or mind, but not in a physical place.
What was true about the Underground Railroad apex?
many northeners learned about slavery by personal contact with slaves
How did the Underground Railroad help escaping people?
The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad. It was a route that helped slaves escape their cruel masters and guided them to freedom in the North where slavery was not allowed. There were many "conductors", or people who helped guide the slaves from house to house safely. The journeys took place at night, when the slaves day work was done, so that they were less likely to get caught.
What contributions did African Americans make during the civil war?
In World War II the Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was an Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the second African American General in the US Air Force.
Why did Harriet Tubman decide to settle in Canada?
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What did slaves use to escape to freedom?
Thousands of African Americans took advantage of their new freedom by migrating to reunite with family members or to find jobs in Southern towns and cities. They also voted and held office in local, state, and federal government. <<<Danzer, Gerald, J. Jorge Klor de Alva, Larry S. Krieger, Louis E. Wilson, and Nancy Woloch. The Americans-Reconstruction to the 21st century. 1st ed. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell, 2003. >>>
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 is the busiest railroad junction in the US?
Blue Island Junction in Illinois has 75 to 100 trains daily. CSX, CN and IHB mainlines meet here.
What did conductors of the underground railroad do?
the under ground rail road was a secret rote that slave would take to get to the north were they would be free. some way to travel that rote is ridding in the back of a wagon under some hay stuff like that were you would not be seen.
What were the people that led slaves over the underground railroad called?
They were "runaways", because they were slaves who had run away from their 'masters'.
Why did the Underground Railroad affect the people and places in Canada?
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
Why did they have the underground railroad?
She was once a slave herself so she knew how it felt. She escaped but left her family behind. She swore she would go back for her family. She was brave. So, she successfully freed her family and 300 other slaves also. :)
Hope i helped! :)
-Michelle,<3
Who was the underground rail roads most famous conductor?
Harriet Tubman was the most famous conductor of the underground rail road- bringing slaves to freedom in Canada.
Why did business expand after the Civil War?
The economy had been severely damaged during the war, especially in the South. It needed to be rebuilt.
Foreign investment was also important. Foreign countries were able to trade with the South after the war.
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