The Underground Railroad Flashcards
(8 cards)
What is the Underground Railroad?
It was a secret network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape from southern America.
Was the Underground Railroad a real place?
No. It was an expression used frequently between abolitionists so as not to get caught.
What did a ‘conductor’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It meant a helper with the transportation of slaves.
What did a ‘passenger’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It meant an enslaved person who was escaping.
What did a ‘station’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It meant a safe house or place where escapees could rest and eat.
What did a ‘stationmaster’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It meant the owner of a safe house.
What did a ‘stockholder’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It meant a supplier of money or supplies.
What did the ‘drinking gourd’ mean in the Underground Railroad?
It was another word for the Big Dipper which the abolitionists used to find the North.
