Wednesday, February 13, 2008

1. The Underground Railroad was a highly organized system.

True
2. Many of those involved in the Underground Railroad were,

B free blacks

















3. Why would the escape of a small percentage of slaves cause so much trouble?
because when they put the notice in the newspaper they


4. Harriet Tubman was not important to the Underground Railroad.

True
5. How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 affect escaped slaves?

It made people angry with the law so they joined the anti-slavery cause.
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6. The first Canadian African American newspaper was produced by,

Josiah Henson

7. What might have happened if the Underground Railroad hadn't existed?
They would not be free.


8. Why did so many escaped slaves move to Canada?
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Underground Railroad
You are a member of the Underground Railroad. A small group of runaway slaves has come to your home to be hidden. All goes well until a neighbor who is not sympathetic to the cause becomes suspicious. What do you do?
If I have a had slaves hidden in my house and if my neighborhood is not a sympathetic person and is she start to suspicious I would tried the way to hidden the slave.

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Underground Railroad
If you were a slave who was planning to runaway, what kind of plans would you make? How would you know when the time was right to leave?
If I were a slave and I am planing to runaway I would talk to my friends and I would tld then that I am going to scape and i am going to go back for them.

Name ____________________________

___________
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0725050)
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Meaning

Sentence
1.
slaver



2.
dangerous



3.
successful



4.
yoke



5.
actually



6.
treasure



7.
extremely



8.
industrious



9.
runaway



10.
former



11.
various



12.
bondage



13.
trickle

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