People Involved
The most famous person who led herself and others to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
what are some examples of the railroad stations?
what are safe houses, secret rooms, barns, or churches?
What were people like Harriet Tubman who guided people to safety called?
Agents or Conductors.
What were the enslaved people looking for?
Freedom.
Was the Underground Railroad really underground?
No, it was not literally underground. It was a secret network for slaves to escape.
The three people who helped with "The Underground Railroad".
Who is Harriet Tubman, William Still, and Levi Coffin?
How long are stations apart from each others?
topically 10-20 miles apart.
What is a network?
a system of connected
What star helped guide people to the north?
The North Star.
What were slaves called? (Code name)
Slaves were called "Passengers".
How many slaves did William Still get to freedom?
What is 800 people?
Where were enslaved people brought when traveling from the south?
Free states or Canada.
What were all the different types of routes.
Harriet Tubman byway, Eastern routes, Central route and, Western route.
When did many people travel to stay hidden?
During the night time.
A secret system that helped enslaved people escape from freedom?
What was the underground railroad.
The person who used his home in Rochester, NY to hide over 400 escapees.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
What were some of the stations?
Bethel AME Church in New Jersey, Rokeby Museum in Vermont, Town Clock Church in Indiana, Starr Clark Tin Shop & Underground Railroad Museum in Mexico, NY, Benjamin Douglas House in Connecticut, and Abolitionist Place in Brooklyn, NY
What states did the central route go through?
Kentucky, Virginia, and Ohio.
What were safe places called on the Underground Railroad?
Stations.
what is one title name of someone that helped with the underground railroad?
Conductors, Station Masters, or Abolitionists
A former fugitive who became a station master in Syracuse, NY aiding 1,500 people.
Who is Jermain Loguen?
someone who operated and worked in finding stations for the underground railroad to bring slaves to free states and Canada.
what is a station master?
How long was the Harriet Tubman byway?
A 213-mile route.
Who helped guide enslaved people the freedom?
conductors.
Why would people want to help?
they thought slavery was wrong and needed to be stopped.