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Answer 1

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad is a term for the covert network of people and places that assisted fugitive slaves as they escaped from slavery in the South. Most widespread during the three decades prior to the Civil War, this activity primarily took place in the regions bordering slave states, with the Ohio River being the center of much of the activity. Of course, Underground Railroad activity did not literally take place underground or via a railroad, nor was it an official organization with defined structure. It was simply a loose network of people who attempted to move enslaved individuals escaping from slavery to and from safe places in a quick and largely secretive manner.
At the heart of the Underground Railroad were the beliefs of the abolitionist movement. The 18th Century Quakers, members of the Religious Society of Friends, were the first organized abolitionists, believing that slavery violated Christian principles. By the first decades of the 1800s, every state in the North had legally abolished slavery. Abolitionist ideas then spread West into the territories that would soon become Indiana and Ohio. Abolitionists firmly believed that slavery was against their Christian faith. Others considered the contradictory aspects of independence for a country that held enslaved individuals, which led many to become active on the Underground Railroad.
People involved with the Underground Railroad developed their own terminology to describe participants, safe places and other codes that needed to be kept secret. People who guided slaves from place to place were called "conductors." Locations where slaves could safely find protection, food or a place to sleep were called "safe houses" or "stations." Those who hid fugitive slaves in their homes, barns or churches were called "station masters." Slaves who were in the safekeeping of a conductor or station master were "cargo." Code words were also used to enable fugitive slaves to find their way North. The Big Dipper, whose handle pointed towards the North Star, was referred to as the "drinking gourd." The Ohio River was frequently referred to by a biblical reference, the River Jordan. Canada, one of the final safe havens for many fugitive slaves, was called the "Promised Land" (Although Canada was the destination that many runaway enslaved individuals strived to reach, it was not the only destination for those escaping. Many enslaved people escaped to cities in the North or went to Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, South America or even to remote areas of the South and West). These terms allowed people to communicate about the Underground Railroad without being obvious about their true intentions.

Answer 2

Beyond language (dialogue & song) what other codes do you think slaves used or could have used to convey messages about the Underground Railroad?

Answer 3

Hm this is tricky gimme a sec to think

Answer 4

okie

Answer 5

They could of wrote down messages to each other on paper to each other with secret code words.

Answer 6

Delete that first Each other XD

Answer 7

i need like 3 sentences so what else could we add

Answer 8

Hmmmm

Answer 9

What about.......... Markings in the woods? They could have left signs for fugitives to head in the right directions?

Answer 10

hmmm good thinking that is interesting

Answer 11

They also could have used differant patterns to signify differant things. Like clap once for yes and clap twice for no?

Answer 12

Clap wth am I saying that would attract noise

Answer 13

Not clapping but maybe hand gestures to each other?

Answer 14

LOL

Answer 15

ok so next

Answer 16

we have to watch a 4 min vid and answer 2 questions and then another vid and a few questions.. lol can u still help?

Answer 17

I can sure as hell try

Answer 18

gucci

Answer 19

What were some of the clues that slaves used to travel north on the Underground Railroad?

Answer 20

Gimme a sec

Answer 21

alright

Answer 22

take ur time

Answer 23

They used the North Star and looked for moss on trees since it grew on the north side

Answer 24

About how many slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom?

Answer 25

100.000

Answer 26

*100,000

Answer 27

7. What are some (3) of the quilt patterns and what message did it covey to runaway slaves?

ANSWER: A.
B.
C.

Answer 28

8. Which quilt pattern do you think would have been the most helpful to slaves in their journey north? Explain why.

Answer 29

I think a quilt pattern of the stars would be useful so that they could know where the north star is located.

Answer 30

Do u see the other question?

Answer 31

What other question?

Answer 32

What are some (3) of the quilt patterns and what message did it covey to runaway slaves?

ANSWER: A.
B.
C.

Answer 33

Oh is Shadow helping? Great haha

Answer 34

Haha, this is why we recommend opening new questions (to keep things more organized).

Answer 35

ill do that then