The Underground Railroad

Presented by National Geographic

1.Most slaves decided to stay with their masters rather than run away.   True or False?

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2 What was Harriet Tubman’s two nicknames?

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3.Why do you think she was called these names?

4.Following the North Star lead the slaves to what country?

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5.What river crossing leads them into Delaware?

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6.What does a lantern on a hitching post mean?

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7.Thomas Garrett has worked on the Underground Railroad ______ years. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j5.html

8.Even though, Pennsylvania is a free state, U.S. law says that slaves are still their master’s _____________________.

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9.Who published the “North Star”, an abolitionist paper?

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10.After traveling almost 250 miles on foot through the Appalachian Mountains, the slaves are sent to Lake ______________.
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11.What did the “Fugitive Slave Act” of 1860 allow slave owners to do?

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12.Why was Canada a safe place for slaves?

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