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Heading To Freedom on the Underground Railroad

Heading To Freedom on the Underground Railroad. Created by: Sophia Boudnik , Sara Moua , Darian Wheelock. Summary of Event.

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Heading To Freedom on the Underground Railroad

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  1. Heading To Freedomon the Underground Railroad Created by: Sophia Boudnik, Sara Moua, Darian Wheelock

  2. Summary of Event Slavery was a part of the United States history that African Americans were owned and forced to work in fields by white Americans. The Underground Railroad is a path that leads slaves to freedom. Slaves hid during the day, but walked in the night to the safe houses on the Underground Railroad.

  3. When? • In 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped slavery from Maryland to Canada then returns to rescue the other slaves. • It was created in the early 19th century, the Underground Railroad was at it’s height between 1850 and 1860

  4. Where? • From Southern slave states to Northern free states and Canada • The Underground Railroad route-Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, across Lake Erie to Canada to freedom

  5. Who was Involved? • Harriet Tubman was the most well known conductor • Wanted slaves • Tice David escaped in 1831 and sang songs about the Underground Railroad • Free blacks and some slaves worked as conductors who helped escaping slaves to freedom

  6. What was the Purpose? • It allowed African Americans to escape slavery and to no longer be owned by someone • African Americans used the Underground Railroad to find freedom and live a different life

  7. Additional Facts • Runaway slave used songs, secret words, quilts to get where they were going. • The Underground Railroad was not a secret, but it was invisible to most people. • A ship was named after Harriet Tubman. It was called “Liberty Ship of Harriet Tubman.”

  8. Outcome • The Civil War started. The War was between the northern states and the southern states. • January 1, 1863 Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that declared all slaves to be free.

  9. Created By:Sophia Boudnik, Sara Moua, Darian Wheelock

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