These were known as the "border states" between free states and slave states.
Delaware and Maryland
100
These were often placed on the fences of safe houses to guide the slaves.
quilts
200
After escaping from the South, Harriet Tubman went back many times to help others escape
Fact
200
This person issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
200
Abolitionist
someone who wants to take away slavery
200
During what time of the day were the slaves transported on the UGRR?
the middle of the night
200
Also known as the "North Star"
The Drinking Gourd
300
A historic document that led to the end of slavery in the United States called the Fugitive Slaves Act.
Fiction
300
Harriet Tubman made how many trips to help slaves escape?
19 trips
300
Emancipation Proclamation
A document that freed all slaves.
300
Slaves were valuable in the southern states for what reasons?
1. working in the fields picking cotton and working with the tobacco crops
2. working in the houses as maids, butlers, and cooks
3. many were soldiers in the war
300
Slaves would use this form of communication when working in the fields.
Singing
400
1. The debate over slavery
2. States' rights - states wanted their own government and did not want to be controlled by the federal government
These two issues were causes of the Civil War.
Fact
400
A person whose religion strongly opposed (did not believe in) slavery.
Quaker
400
Enslaved persons who desired freedom
passengers
400
Why was the Underground Railroad important?
1. Helped slaves who desired freedom to escape
2. Many whites were able to participate in resisting the act of slavery
400
"Moses is coming to save her people."
Harriet Tubman was coming back to help slaves escape.
500
The Underground Railroad was organized in the 1830's.
Fact
500
This man was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and used his house as a safe house in Newport, Indiana.
Levi Coffin
500
A person who helped slaves escape from the south, giving them food, shelter and passage to the free states.
conductor
500
Was it more beneficial for slaves to travel in large or small groups?
Small
500
True or False: Song lyrics were used as secret codes to relay messages to other slaves.