Name ________________________________________________ Due Friday, June 1, 2012
Question of the Week
The Underground Railroad
1) On the Underground Railroad, routes from safe-house to safe-house were
called ___________________.
2) Stopping places were known as ____________________.
3) People who helped the fugitive slaves were called_______________________.
4) Fugitive slaves traveling on the railroad were called _______________________.
5) One city in New York that was an important stop on the Underground Railroad
was ______________________.
6) If you lived back in the pre-Civil War era, would you have served as a
conductor on the Underground Railroad or volunteered your house as a safe
house? Why or why not? Use details to explain your answer.
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7) Why do you think slaves and people working the Underground Railroad were
willing to risk their lives to help people escape? Explain in detail.
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