Ride the Underground Railroad Can you answer questions and be a conductor to help move a fugitive slave to freedom?

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Ride the Underground Railroad Can you answer questions and be a conductor to help move a fugitive slave to freedom?

Why was Underground Railroad started? A.Abolitionists in the north wanted to aid fugitive slaves in their escape to freedom.Abolitionists in the north wanted to aid fugitive slaves in their escape to freedom. B.Decisions like the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott Case and the Fugitive Slave Act.Decisions like the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott Case and the Fugitive Slave Act. C.Both A & BBoth A & B

Correct! You have escaped the plantation safely and are on your way north…….

Incorrect… Please try again…people who want to live in freedom are depending on you….

People who assisted fugitive slaves along their journey on the Underground Railroad were called: A.CoachmenCoachmen B.Bus DriversBus Drivers C.ConductorsConductors D.RunnersRunners

Correct! You have made it out of Georgia and into Tennessee…two more states and a river to cross to reach freedom….

Incorrect… Please try again…people who want to live in freedom are depending on you….

The escaped slave has been called the “Moses of her People” because of the 19 trips to slave states she made leading over 300 slaves to freedom: A.Soujourner TruthSoujourner Truth B.Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman C.Catherine CoffinCatherine Coffin D.Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe

Correct! Safely in Kentucky….now to cross the River….. To learn more about Harriet Tubman and her bravery in leading over 300 slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, follow this link: om/TubmansUGRR.html om/TubmansUGRR.html

Incorrect… Please try again…people who want to live in freedom are depending on you….

Fugitive Slaves often used simple methods to communicate times of escape and routes to follow north to freedom. Some of the methods used were: A.SongsSongs B.Quilt PatternsQuilt Patterns C.Bird CallsBird Calls D.A&BA&B E.A&CA&C

Correct! You have crossed the Ohio River, your last step to freedom is to find a safe house for food, lodging, clothing and money to begin your new life in freedom…. Because slaves were forbidden from learning to read and many were thus illiterate, conductors on the railroad had to come up with creative and secretive ways of communicating when it was time to escape, and routes to follow along the way. Two popular methods were quilting: /quilts2.cfm And singing: w6N_eTZP2U

Incorrect… Please try again…people who want to live in freedom are depending on you….

What city on the Ohio River was critical to the Underground Railroad, and is now home to the Underground Railroad Museum? A.Wheeling, WVWheeling, WV B.Ironton, OHIronton, OH C.Cincinnati,OHCincinnati,OH D.Covington, KYCovington, KY

Correct! You have reached a safe house near Cincinnati, Ohio and an abolitionist family has provided you with clothing, food, money and contacts for other safe houses so that you can begin your new life as a free person! To learn more about the Freedom Center and the Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio follow this link: freedom/history

Incorrect Please try again…people who want to live in freedom are depending on you….

Congratulations! You are a successful conductor on the Underground Railroad and are ready to take the Summative Test of Chapter 9!

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