Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman's role in the underground railroad was as a?
Conductor
The main cause for the underground railroad was
slavery
A secret organization made up of various people, places and routes to help slaves get to freedom describes?
The underground railroad
The underground railroad travelled in which direction?
south to north
Slaves came to Canada because in Canada they were?
Free
Before being a part of the underground railroad Harriet Tubman was herself a?
Slave
An African American person who is the property of a white man, forced to do hard labour
Slave
True or False: The underground railroad was a physical railroad route underground
False
One form of secret communication used by those using the railroad was
songs
Those travelling the underground railroad referred to Canada as?
Heaven
Harriet Tubman is believed to have made this many trips to free slaves over a period of 10 years
19
These people opposed slavery
Abolitionist
The escaped slaves
Follow the drinking gourd was in reference to following?
the big dipper to the north star
True or False: Slavery never existed in Canada
False
Harriet Tubman settled in this community for a while and brought freed slaves here
St. Catherine's Ontario
True or False: It was Illegal for slaves to be literate (be able to read and write)
True
An individual who acted as a guide for those escaping was referred to as?
A conductor
Keeping people in this state was difficult because the journey was so long (think about Harriet Tubman).
Motivated
The MAIN arrival points for the underground railroad in Canada were in?
Toronto area and Montreal area
The main reason Harriet Tubman was motivated to help other slaves escape was so they could?
keep their families together
The Underground Railroad was active roughly between these years
late 18th century (1700s) to ~1863
The people involved in running the underground railroad were mainly of these ethnicities
Black and White
This plant was used as a guide because it only grows on the northern side of objects
moss
Things that freed slaves who made it to Canada could do are?
Own land, have a family and men could vote