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100
The Civil War occurred during these 5 years/
What is 1861-1865?
100
Someone who fights against slavery
What is an abolitionist?
100
Most slaves had to rely on this form of transportation to escape.
What is walking/running?
100

This group of stars was used to help locate the North Star. The direction most slaves traveled to freedom.

What is the Drinking Gourd or the Big Dipper?

100
Which direction did most fugitive slaves travel to freedom?
What is north?
200
In 1868, this amendment allowed former slaves to be citizens of our country.
What is the 14th Amendment?
200
People stood up against slavery by not purchasing goods that required slavery.
What are boycotts?
200

Some conductors helped fugitive slaves with this itchy but effective form of transportation

What is a hay wagon?

200
This often grows on the North side of trees and rocks.
What is moss?
200
This imaginary boundary is between Maryland and Pennsylvania. It divided the free and slave states. Once slaves crossed, they knew they were in the northern free states.
What is the Mason Dixon Line?
300
This Amendment became a law in December of 1865 to abolish slavery in our country.
What is the 13th Amendment?
300

These were illegal forms of writing in some states

What are anti-slavery newspapers?

300

These were often used to help slaves travel to freedom especially in Maryland. It also helped with washing away scents from slave catcher dogs.

What are waterways such as rivers and streams?

300

This animal could be followed north from the south in the spring.

What are geese?

300

This was a major city for fugitive slaves to travel to. It was also the place Henry Box Brown shipped himself to.

What is Philadelphia, PA?

400

During these years, the Transatlantic (Triangular) Trade route was frequently used to transport goods, including slaves.

What is 1600's-1800's?

400
This escaped slave worked her entire life to help free other slaves along the UR.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400

Some fugitives shipped themselves as this.

What is freight/goods?

400

This is one pattern that was sewn and hung in quilts when it was a good time to gather your things and leave.

What is the Monkey Wrench Pattern?

400

This was the continent from which most slaves were taken during the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.

What is Africa?

500
This year, it was declared illegal to import any additional slaves from Africa.
What is 1807?
500

This escaped slave abolitionist traveled to England to make speaches to help other understand the truth about slavery.

Who is Frederick Douglass?

500

This disguise was used by a young woman fugitive slave with the help of a doctor conductor.

What is a young white boy?

500

This enlightening sign told runaway slaves that they had arrived at a safe house along the UR.

What is a lantern in the window late at night?

500

This was an alternative to traveling north to freedom, especially if you are traveling from far south.

What is Mexico or the Bahamas?