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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: Secret Route to Freedom

Discover the Underground Railroad, not an actual railroad but a secret route followed by slaves to freedom from south to north and Canada, led by Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses". Learn about hiding places, travel methods, the importance of secrecy, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the conflict it stirred between north and south. Thousands of slaves made their way to freedom despite facing discrimination.

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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: Secret Route to Freedom

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  1. Underground Railroad

  2. Underground Railroad • Not an actual railroad • Secret route followed by slaves to freedom • From south to north and Canada

  3. Harriet Tubman • Fled slavery at age 29 • Known as “Moses” for leading others to freedom • Returned 19 times to lead 300 slaves to freedom

  4. Hiding Places • Stayed at safe houses, swamps, barns, and other hiding places along the way

  5. Travel • Traveled by walking, boat, wagon • Often traveled at night • Followed the “Drinking gourd” (North Star)

  6. Secrecy • Hid in barrels, boxes, wagons • Dressed in disguise

  7. Required runaway slaves be returned Penalties for anyone helping runaways Fugitive Slave Act 1850

  8. Hung outside a house to signal that it was a safe place for runaways to stay Quilts

  9. Conflict • Underground Railroad aggravated southern slave owners • Added to conflict between north and south

  10. Freedom • Thousands of slaves made their way to freedom between 1810-1850 • Although free, they still faced discrimination

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