Underground Web-Quest
On the Plantation
1. What is the name of the Slave you are following? How old? Where?
2. What talent did the Slave have?
3. Why is this slave afraid of being sold by his new owner?
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4. What is a major crop in upper southern states?
5. What is the punishment for being found at the slave quarters (cabin) after day break?
6. With the previous question, what message do you think the image and quote are trying to show?
7. What is the job of an Overseer?
8. Summarize Amanda McDaniel’s life as a young slave.
9. Describe what Slave’s quarters (cabin) was like.
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10. What are some of the hardest things about being a slave?
11. Describe the plantation where you live. How is your house different from your master’s?
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12. What happened in 1808?
13. Describe a plantation.
14. What is the worst punishment of all for a Slave?
15. Why did Southerners who did not own slaves still support slavery?
Escape
16. When Walter was escaping when did he run and when did he hide?
17. What was the border between Free and Slave states?
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18. What did slaves do to keep the dogs from tracking them?
19. Why would slaves follow the North Star?
20. Why would slaves look for moss on trees?
21. Click the journal and pencil icon. Please complete the letter activity. When you have completed this activity please raise your hand and show your teacher the finished letter. Teacher will sign off that they have seen it ______
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22. What was the worst danger a runaway slave faced?
23. Describe a creative way slaves escaped besides using the Underground Railroad.
24. What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
25. What would be the fine or punishment for helping a runaway after the Fugitive Slave Act?
Reaching Safety
26. Where does Walter sleep?
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27. What does a candle in the window mean?
28. Summarize Abolitionist John Rankin statement.
29. List two places runaway slaves would stay in safe houses.
30. How were wagons used to help runaways?
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31. Describe Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery.
32. When did she flee? Where did she go? What made her go back?
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33. Describe why Jonathan Walker was put in jailed and branded on the hand?
34. Choose one abolitionists and summarize what impact they had to help end slavery.
Reaching Freedom
35. Summarize Walter’s fears of going on the train to Cleveland.
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36. Give an example of discrimination in the North.
37. Summarize what would be put on the Runaway poster.
38. What type of sources is the Central Pacific Railroad time card? Primary or Secondary? Explain your reasoning.
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39. What was largest Free Population state?
40. List the top 5 largest Slave Population states?
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41. Why was Canada such a good place for slaves to run away to?
42. What was the biggest challenge newly freed slaves have?
Summary
43. What would be a motive for Americans to turn in Runaways slaves even if they thought slavery was bad? Why? Make sure you make a claim and have evidence supporting your claim.