The Underground Railroad Worksheet
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This activity will help you understand the Underground Railroad.
1. Go to Underground Railroad website (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html and follow the directions to experience the journey many slaves took. Then answer these questions:
- What was the Underground Railroad?
- Who traveled this path and why?
- Why was the Underground Railroad so dangerous?
- Why did the runaway slaves need to make it all the way to Canada?
2. If you had been a slave in the 1850s, would you have tried to escape on the Underground Railroad? Why or why not?
3. If you had been a white person living along the path of the Underground Railroad, would you have allowed runaway slaves to hide on your property? Use the back of this sheet or a separate piece of paper to explain your reasoning.
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