Using the map, answer the following questions.
1. Describe the Underground Railroad routes that led out of Kentucky.
2. How would a person trying to escape travel from Virginia to Boston?
3. What might explain why the Underground Railroad leads west into Kansas Territory from
Missouri instead of directly north into Iowa?
4. Based on the map, which sections of the Underground Railroad might have been the most
dangerous for a person trying to escape slavery?
5. About how many miles would a person trying to escape to Collingwood through Kansas and
Nebraska territories have to travel?
6. Which body of water was a major Underground Railroad route from North Carolina and
Virginia?
a. the Mississippi River
c. the Atlantic Ocean
b. the Ohio River
d. Lake Michigan
7. Approximately how many miles would a person trying to escape slavery have to travel from
Cairo to Chicago?
a. 280 miles
c. 620 miles
b. 340 miles
d. 875 miles
8. In which direction did the Underground Railroad lead from Chicago.
a. south along the Missippi River
c. west through Iowa, then south through
to the port of New Orleans
Kansas and Nebraska territories
b. north on Lake Michigan, then east
d. east toward Detroit, then west along the
on Lake Huron to Collingwood
Ohio River
9. Which Underground Railroad route started the furthest north?
a. Missouri to Chicago
c. Delaware to Niagara Falls
b. Kentucky to Sandusky
d. Virginia to Lake Erie
10. Based on the map, which city might have been the most dangerous for a person trying to
escape slavery?
a. Cairo
c. Sandusky
b. Niagara Falls
d. Chicago
11. Through which states did the Underground Railroad continue from Massachusetts?
a. Maine and New Hampshire
c. Connecticut and New York
b. New Hampshire and Vermont
d. New York and Rhode Island
12. Which territories were part of the Underground Railroad?
a. Kansas and Utah
c. Kansas and Nebraska
b. Nebraska and Utah
d. Utah and New Mexico
13. Which destinations of the Underground Railroad were located in Canada?
a. Detroit and Sandusky
b. Cincinnati and Detroit
b. Montreal and Collingwood
d. Collingwood and Evansville
14. From which slave state did Underground Railroad routes lead to Chicago?
a. Missouri
b. Virginia
c. Maryland
d. Delaware
15. Through which cities did Underground Railroad routes leading out of Kentucky pass?
a. Evansville and Cincinnati
c. Sandusky and Ripley
b. Chicago and Detroit
d. Cairo and Baltimore