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Harriet Tubman built the underground railroad for the slaves to take a path so the slaves could escape and their owners won't catch them or beat them. Its just like the song follow the drinking gourd and the slaves had to follow the north star and see the drinking gourds its really good if you travel at night because its easier and darker and the masters won't catch them.

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The person is currently unknown. Harriet Tubman used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery, so she didn't create it. A man ran away back when trains were still popular and the master couldn't find him, so he exclaimed, "He must have went on the Underground Railroad!" and the name sort of stuck.

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Harriet Tubman The term Underground Railroad was used as early as 1831. Historians disagree over the origins of the name although some credit the tale to escape of slave Tice Davids. His owners supposedly said he had disappeared on an underground road.

But again, historians are not sure where the name came from.

Harriet Tubman was one of the most well known guides who used the Underground Railroad to lead slaves to safety.

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The Abolitionists: people who apposed slavery

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Why did Harriet do what she did?

she built a underground railroad


What month was the underground railroad build?

The underground railroad was built over a series of years, not a specific month.


What are underground railroad built in busy cities called?

subway station


Female significant conductor of the underground railroad?

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman is considered the leader of the Underground railroad. The Underground railroad helped more than 30,000 slaves escape slavery.


What does the underground railroad look like?

The Underground Railroad was a series of tunnels that were built under peoples homes, businesses and places that slaves could be ushered through.


WHERE IS Underground railroad when was it built?

It wasn't an actual railroad, so it wasn't built anywhere. It was a system of safe-houses that enabled slaves to travel through the North and escape into Canada.


Was the Underground Railroad underground?

No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight


What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.


When did the Underground Railroad end?

the underground railroad started in 1816 and ended in 1856.


When did the underground railroad happen?

The underground railroad happened in the 1830


When was the Underground Railroad founded?

The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.


How did the underground railroad get spread to other countries?

There was no underground railroad in other countries. The underground railroad was not a real railroad, but one that was a series of stops that moved escaped slaves north.