Journey to Freedom (Reach for Reading)

Before this war, slavery was legal in southern states-

• World War 1

• World War 2

• The Vietnam War

• The Civil War

Enslaved people trying to escape to freedom often traveled hundreds of miles on--

• The Underground Railroad

• The Freedom Trail

• The Plantation Road

• The Northern Track

True of False: The Underground Railroad had real trains and railway tracks.

• True

• False

Enslaved people running away would often stop at "safe homes' called-

• Freedom Stops

• Shelters

• Stations

• Underground Bunkers

Runaway enslaved people were often helped by people called--

• Conductors

• Soldiers

• Railway Men

• Freedom Fighters

True or False: Slavery was legal in Mexico and Canada.

• True

• False

True or False: A person helping an enslaved person escape could be punished if they were caught.

• True

• False

True of False: People on the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape were paid for their work.

• True

• False

What did all the people on The Underground Railroad have in common?

• They all drove trains.

• They all used their homes as safe houses.

• They believed people should not have to live in slavery.

• They all wanted to fight slave owners.

Slavery in America was only legal in --

• Southern states (like Alabama and Mississippi)

• Northern states (like New York and Ohio)