Underground Railroad Scavenger Hunt
The Underground Railroad was NOT a railroad at all. It was a network
of Americans, both black and white, dedicated to destroying the
institution of slavery by helping slaves escape to freedom. In this
scavenger hunt, you will be the escaping slave on the road to
freedom. Answer the questions as you go.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YOU ARE A SLAVE!!! Your body, your time, your very breath belong
to a farmer in Maryland in the 1850s. Six long days a week you tend
to his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You
never expect to…
Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad
YOU ARE ABOUT TO ESCAPE!!
*Click on Enter .
*Click on Yes, I want to go and read about Harriet
Tubman.
1. What was Harriet Tubman’s code name or nickname?
2. What does she tell you to follow to lead you to freedom?
3. What country is your destination to freedom?
*Click on Follow Her and begin your escape!
4. In what state will you cross a bridge and find friends?
*Click on To Camden, Delaware to find your friends!
5. What symbol represents a safe house?
*Decide if you will approach the house or hide in the
woods.
6. What do you find inside the house?
7. What do you hear as you fall asleep?
*Click on To Wilmington, Delaware to continue your
journey!
8. Who helped in the Underground Railroad for 40 years and was
arrested and had to pay $5,400?
*Click on To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
9. Who is the black man shown that was born free and helps you in
your escape?
10. You’re in a free state! What is keeping you from staying here?
*Click on To Rochester, New York.
11. How many grueling miles did you travel through the Appalachian
Mountains?
12. What is the name of the abolitionist paper and who publishes it?
13. Who gives you warm clothing?
14. Why do you need it?
*Click on To Lake Erie.
15. What makes crossing Lake Erie so dangerous?
*Decide if you should continue on to Canada across
Lake Erie or if you should stay where you are.
16. YOU’RE FREE AT LAST! What challenges do you still face?
ANSWER KEY -Underground Railroad Scavenger Hunt
The Underground Railroad was NOT a railroad at all. It was a network
of Americans, both black and white, dedicated to destroying the
institution of slavery by helping slaves escape to freedom. In this
scavenger hunt, you will be the escaping slave on the road to
freedom. Answer the questions as you go.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YOU ARE A SLAVE!!! Your body, your time, your very breath belong
to a farmer in Maryland in the 1850s. Six long days a week you tend
to his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You
never expect to…
Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad
YOU ARE ABOUT TO ESCAPE!!
*Click on Enter .
*Click on Yes, I want to go and read about Harriet
Tubman.
1. What was Harriet Tubman’s code name or nickname?
Moses
2. What does she tell you to follow to lead you to freedom?
North Star
3. What country is your destination to freedom?
Canada
*Click on Follow Her and begin your escape!
4. In what state will you cross a bridge and find friends?
Delaware
*Click on To Camden, Delaware to find your friends!
5. What symbol represents a safe house?
A lantern on a hitching post
*Decide if you will approach the house or hide in the
woods.
6. What do you find inside the house?
A warm welcome and hot food
7. What do you hear as you fall asleep?
Bloodhounds barking
*Click on To Wilmington, Delaware to continue your
journey!
8. Who helped in the Underground Railroad for 40 years and was
arrested and had to pay $5,400?
Thomas Garrett
*Click on To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
9. Who is the black man shown that was born free and helps you in
your escape?
William Still
10. You’re in a free state! What is keeping you from staying here?
US law still sees you as your master’s property, and there are bounty
hunters everywhere!
*Click on To Rochester, New York.
11. How many grueling miles did you travel through the Appalachian
Mountains?
250 miles
12. What is the name of the abolitionist paper and who publishes it?
North Star – Frederick Douglas
13. Who gives you warm clothing?
Susan B. Anthony
14. Why do you need it?
To prepare for the Canadian climate
*Click on To Lake Erie.
15. What makes crossing Lake Erie so dangerous?
The chunks of ice that have formed on the lake
*Decide if you should continue on to Canada across
Lake Erie or if you should stay where you are.
16. YOU’RE FREE AT LAST! What challenges do you still face?
Finding a home, making a living, and adjusting to a new place