the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
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Answer <strong>the</strong> following questions based on your participation in BOTH “escapes.”<br />
10<br />
A. Why did some enslaved African Americans try to escape from <strong>the</strong>ir owners? Why<br />
was this such a dangerous act?<br />
B. How did most slaves travel when <strong>the</strong>y escaped? How did <strong>the</strong>y find <strong>the</strong>ir way?<br />
C. What were some of <strong>the</strong> worst dangers and challenges that runaway slaves faced?<br />
D. How did runaways try to avoid getting caught? What happened if <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
caught?<br />
E. What was <strong>the</strong> Underground Railroad? Who were <strong>the</strong> “passengers” and <strong>the</strong><br />
“conductors”?<br />
F. Why did <strong>the</strong> Underground Railroad have to be so secretive? What are some ways<br />
that people on <strong>the</strong> Underground Railroad kept <strong>the</strong>ir work – and runaway slaves –<br />
hidden?
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