The Underground Railroad was something for the slaves in the 1800s. The Underground Railroad was not anywhere near a railroad, nor underground. They called it the Underground Railroad because of the way it worked. Many people became famous from the Underground Railroad like, Harriet Tubman, who, saved about three thousand lives by helping people es-cape("Underground Railroad Gale")
The Underground Railroad was a network of people, there were many escape routes and houses the we're called safe houses. Where slaves would go during the day to eat and rest. The-ses safe houses were called stations. They were usually hidden in the woods or in the middle of no where. Usually the slaves traveled at night, which means that during the day theses stations were filled with people who we're trying to eat and sleep. People who we're helping in the rail-road where called "Station Masters". The Underground Railroad ran through Northern states and also Canada. The Caribbean, Mexico and Africa ("Underground Railroad Gale").
The Underground Railroad was made up if many people that helped theses slaves, some people were very violent and deadly. One of the people who made up the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman reputable made about 19 returns to the south and saved about three thousand people. Harriet …show more content…
The slaves would usually travel around 10-20 miles each night then rest during the day at the stations. While a slave was at one station, an alert would be sent to the next station so that station could be ready for the next few people coming. The first step of a slave was escaping the slave holder. Then try to move as fast as you can away from the slave holder before they notice. Escaping the slave holder was not easy for everyone. Sometimes there would be family with a wife a kids that had to escape and they would be much harder with a family then by yourself("Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people, there were many escape routes and houses the we're called safe houses. Where slaves would go during the day to eat and rest. The-ses safe houses were called stations. They were usually hidden in the woods or in the middle of no where. Usually the slaves traveled at night, which means that during the day theses stations were filled with people who we're trying to eat and sleep. People who we're helping in the rail-road where called "Station Masters". The Underground Railroad ran through Northern states and also Canada. The Caribbean, Mexico and Africa ("Underground Railroad Gale").
The Underground Railroad was made up if many people that helped theses slaves, some people were very violent and deadly. One of the people who made up the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman reputable made about 19 returns to the south and saved about three thousand people. Harriet …show more content…
The slaves would usually travel around 10-20 miles each night then rest during the day at the stations. While a slave was at one station, an alert would be sent to the next station so that station could be ready for the next few people coming. The first step of a slave was escaping the slave holder. Then try to move as fast as you can away from the slave holder before they notice. Escaping the slave holder was not easy for everyone. Sometimes there would be family with a wife a kids that had to escape and they would be much harder with a family then by yourself("Underground Railroad