The Underground Railroad
Explore the history of the Underground Railroad, its key figures, and its impact on American history with this Grade 4 worksheet.
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1. What was the Underground Railroad?
A real train that traveled underground
A secret network of routes and safe houses
A club for railroad workers
A type of secret code
2. What were people who helped slaves escape called?
Passengers
Conductors
Station Masters
Abolitionists
3. The Underground Railroad helped enslaved people travel from the Southern states to the states or Canada.
4. Secret places where runaway slaves could hide were called .
5. Who was Harriet Tubman and why was she important to the Underground Railroad?
6. The Underground Railroad was a real railroad with trains that ran underground.
True
False
7. Conductors on the Underground Railroad were people who guided runaway slaves to freedom.
True
False