The Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

• Trains that travel underground

• Secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom

• Grand Central Station

• Subway

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• A famous lady

• My grandma

• An escaped slave who helped others escape

• The person who invented peanut butter

Who was Levi Coffin?

• A very strong opponent of slavery

• The man who invented coffins

• Your uncle

• The principal

What is a plantation?

• A trail to walk on

• A hotel to stay at

• A park where you play

• A very large farm that used slave labor

What is a field hand?

• A person who worked at Wal*Mart

• A slave who worked the fields of a plantation

• Someone who paves the roads

• The lady I buy flowers from

What is a seamstress?

• A woman who sews for a living

• The person who made my lunch

• Someone who pumps gas

• Someone who works in a field

What is an Overseer?

• Someone who stands on a tall tower to see

• A person who looked after the slaves in the fields

• The head of the household

• The teacher in a classroom

What are Quarters?

• A coin worth .25

• A way to tell time

• Where the slaves lived on a plantation

• A hotel

What are Patrollers?

• Someone who pulls you over

• Officer Watkins

• People who looked for runaway slaves

• Teachers who chase after running students

What is a Master?

• The male owner of slaves on a plantation

• The principal of a school

• Students in a class

• Running away