The Underground Railroad

Introduction

The Civil War was a time period where the United States had different ideas on how to run the country. The Union (North) wanted freedom for the slaves as for the Confederates (South) believed that black people should be slaves to them. It is important to see how our country was so different in this time period of the civil war as well as acknowledge the different people who changed our country by their leadership and guidance to those suffering as slaves.
As we are learning about the Civil War, remember that slavery was one of the many problems that the North and South had and to keep in mind that the Underground Railroad helped thousands of slaves to freedom.

Explore the quest as you see who started the Underground Railroad and how it affected and changed the lives of those in our country.
As you go through your quest, complete the worksheet of questions that are given to you. 

At the end of this quest you will be able to answer questions such as:

• What was the Underground Railroad?
• Where did the Underground Railroad lead?
• Who was Harriet Tubman and how was she involved with the Underground Railroad?

New Vocabulary

Fun Facts about the Underground Railroad

Background on the Underground Railroad

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html

This website will allow you some brief background as well as to help you answer some of the following questions that are in your Railroad Packet.

Life on the Plantation

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/Bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm

Explore Walters journey by listening to each step to see what it was like to be a runaway slave.

Growing up in Slavery

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/Bhistory/underground_railroad/children.htm%23slave-owners

You will read about

• slave owners
• plantation
• family and work
• Keeping control of slaves
• Daily life and culture

Read about Fannies story and answer the questions that are in your packet.  

Activity: Complete the secret code letter

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/Bhistory/underground_railroad/write_letter.htm

Match the words that complete the secret code letter. You can write your own for extra credit

Facts about Harriet Tubman

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_tubman.php

Harriet Tubman Video

http://vimeo.com/11819277

Short clip about Harriet Tubman

Timeline of Harriet Tubman

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/timeline2/timeline.htm

Illustrations of Harriet Tubman

Extra Credit Options:

1. Create your own map of where the Underground Railroad was located
2. Write your own secret code letter  

 Check list

• Underground Railroad worksheet is complete:
• Complete Sentences
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• You created 10 meaningful questions you would ask a runaway slave
• You have read and completed all the activities on the web quest

Congratulations! You have completed the webquest! Here are additional websites you may look at if you want to learn more about the Underground Railroad.

Credit is given by the following websites used for this webquest for educational purposes.

The purpose of this webquest is to teach students about the Underground Railroad and how it played a role in the civil war. It is important for students to research topics and demonstrate what they have learned through websites that contain videos, journeys, and facts about the main topic.

State Standards: