WebQuest Online Simulation The Underground Railroad

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1. What unique skills does Walter have? How could they be useful to him?
2. E!lain the role of overseers on the !lantation.
". What were slave cabins like?
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1. What ty!es of dan#ers did Walter face in runnin# away?
2. How did the $orth %tar hel! slaves?
". How did slaves such as Walter use the moss on trees to hel! them esca!e?
&. Why do you think Walter risked so many dan#ers in runnin# away?
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1. Why is Walter not safe' even in a free state such as (hio?
2. Which com!romises that we learned about included fu#itive slave laws?
". )ook throu#h the abolitionists slide show and answer the followin# questions*
a. What ty!es of thin#s did the abolitionist movement do to try to end slavery?
b. Why did not many !eo!le volunteer to hel! runaway slaves?
c. Why are there so few records of esca!in# slaves?
)1# RE,C+)*. /REE2OM
1. How is life in +leveland different from life down on the !lantation?
2. Click on the Camera in the lower left and look through the slideshow. Were blacks free from
discrimination in the $orth? E!lain.
". +ontinuin# on with the same slideshow' were blacks considered citi,ens in the $orth?
E!lain.
&. +ontinuin# on with the same slideshow' why did so many blacks want to move to +anada in
the antebellum era?
-. What ty!e of .obs did many blacks take in the $orth durin# the antebellum era?
/. +lick on the $orth vs. %outh ma!. What were the ma.or differences between the $orth and
the %outh ri#ht before the +ivil War? E!lain. Why do you think these differences eisted?
7. In your own words, compare and contrast the lives of blacks in the South and blacks in the
North before the Civil War in the United States.
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