The+Underground+Railroad

Tuesday, December 2 Due Thursday, Dec. 4 1. Take the interactive journey. 2. Read the three links "Some Things About the Underground Railroad." 3. Answer the following 5 questions. Complete sentences. Written or typed. Questions: 1. The Underground Railroad is described as a network of paths through what? 2. How did the Underground Railroad probably get its name? 3. Who were the "conductors" of the Underground Railroad? 4. What was the Abolitionist Movement? Who was the most famous abolitionist? 5. What was the Fugitive Slave Law? Why was it passed?

Take this interactive journey on the Underground Railroad [|National Geographic's Underground Railroad Experience]

Some Things About the Underground Railroad [|What was the Underground Railroad?] [|The Abolitionist Movement] [|The Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850 - includes old poster graphics.]

Personal Narratives [|Linda Brent] [|Frederick Douglass] [|Frances Harper] [|Anna Weems] [|Sheridan Ford] [|Harriet Tubman]