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How did slaves on the underground railroad know the stations were safe?
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∙ 13y ago
if the slaves seen a lantern on a hitching post in front of a house or a quilt in the window they new they were safe.
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Did people who were not involve in the underground railroad know about the underground railroad?
Yes they did and that is why it was so amazingly secrative. Yes because some of the whites helped the slaves get to freedom by using the Underground Railroad.
How did the slaves on the underground railroad know the stations were safe?
my best guess is that the teacher is wanting you to tell them about the special quilts. the home owner would put out as a sign for slaves to know they are going in the right direction and that if a particular home was a underground safe house or no. different patterns would mean different things.
Did the owners of the slaves know there was an underground railroad?
No, because if they did do you think the slaves would escape at all, yeah that's what I thought!
How did people identify the Underground Railroads?
The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but a series of "safe houses" that escaped slaves would travel along the way to the North or Canada. Houses that were part of the underground railroad were often marked by a quilt or lanterns, that only railroad guides, or "conductors", would know.
Why was Harriet Tubman determined?
She did not choose to be a slave she was kidnapped and did not know where she was
Did the underground railroad exist before the civil war?
The Underground Railroad was a series of free blacks and Northerners who were against slavery that would guide slaves up to the North to Freedom. It wasn't an actual railroad, but at times it went underground to hide slaves. It was coined "Underground Railroad" so slave masters wouldn't know what it really was, and it was almost like a railroad. The main people who came directly to the slaves and guided them along the "Railroad" were coined "conductors". One very famous conductor is Harriet Tubman, also nicknamed "Black Moses".
What were some of harriet tubmans many accomplisments?
she escaped slaves (i don't know how many times) and she is the cunductor of the underground railroad
Did people other than slaves know about the Underground Railroad?
Yes in fact neighbors and other non salves were a big part of transportation. With out them the railroad wouldn't have worked.
In what states did slaves find freedom after travelling the underground railroad?
The Northern States and Canada, but I don't know what the Northern States are though!
What was the secret escape system Harriet Tubman led slaves through?
I'd expect that most people would know this, but it is the Underground Railroad.
How did slaves get to Canada?
By trains. I think so anyway; the slaves may even walk bare foot. Go to Wikipedia.com/underground railroad, 'Cause I don't know for sure. THANKS =)
How did slaves avoid getting lost on the underground railroad?
Slaves traveling the Underground Railroad relied on coded songs, signals, and safe houses provided by abolitionists and conductors to avoid getting lost. They also traveled by night and used the North Star as a guide to help navigate their way towards freedom.
