Famous Heroes & Leaders
This famous woman was known as the "Moses of her people" because she made 13 secret trips to the South to rescue over 70 enslaved people.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What object hanging on a clothesline outside a house was used to show secret patterns?
: A Quilt
What animals were slave catchers using that made freedom seekers walk in rivers?
Dogs (walking in water washed away their smell)
What main cash crop were most enslaved people forced to pick out in the fields?
Cotton
This famous abolitionist escaped slavery, wrote a bestselling book about his life, and became one of the most powerful speakers in American history.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
A quilt with a picture of a house on it meant the home was a... what?
A Safe House
What were the guide leaders called who walked people from stop to stop?
Conductors
What big family-style meals, using leftover ingredients like collard greens and yams, were created during this time and are still super popular today?
Soul Food
This brave hero commandeered a Confederate ship called the Planter, sailed it right past enemy forts, and delivered himself, his family, and his crew to freedom.
: Who is Robert Smalls?
Why couldn't freedom seekers just write down the secret directions in a notebook?
: It was illegal for them to read or write
What was a secret house, barn, or attic called where people could sleep during the day?
: A Station (or Safe House)
What were the huge Southern farms called where hundreds of enslaved people were forced to live and work?
Plantations
his famous Philadelphia organizer kept detailed secret records of over 800 escaping slaves, earning him the nickname "The Father of the Underground Railroad."
Who is William Still?
A zig-zag pattern on a quilt told travelers to walk in a crooked path to mess up their trail for... what?
Dogs / Slave catchers
What were secret songs called that contained low-key directions to escape?
Spirituals
: Enslaved people were not allowed to get legally married, so what famous tradition did they do at weddings instead?
Jumping the broom
: What was the secret network of safe houses and routes used to help people escape slavery called?
The Underground Railroad
Why did people travel at night instead of during the day?
So nobody could see them / hide in the dark
What famous law meant slave catchers could still try to grab you even if you made it to a northern state?
The Fugitive Slave Act
True or False: Enslaved people were allowed to own property, keep their own money, and travel freely whenever they wanted.
False!