Under Ground Railroad
Was the Underground Railroad Underground or a Railroad?
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad.
When did slavery start?
1619
Who invented traffic lights?
Garret Morgan
What did the slaves use do to talk to each other?
People used train-themed codewords on the Underground Railroad
What was that one trade people used to do to trade slaves?
Atlantic Slave Trade
Who invented haircare?
Madam C.J Walker
What Act made it harder for slaves to escape?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made it harder for enslaved people to escape.
Who caused slavery?
European Settlers
Who invented the light bulb?
Lewis Howard Latimer
Who was the one who helped all of the slaves escape?
Harriet Tubman
What is modern slavery?
What was the Underground Railroad known for?
The resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
How were slaves treated?
They got whippings, torture, mutilation, imprisonment, and being sold away from the plantation.