Learning Exercise

Instructions: Part I: About the Underground Railroad: Answer the 15 questions that begin this section. Part II: Following the Footsteps: Select three from among the following: James Pennington, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Caroline Hammond, Josiah Henson, and Charles Ball; and write brief biographies of their lives as slaves for three of them. Part III: Figuring it out, slavery in Maryland: Move the red cursor to the date 1860. Answer the following questions. 1. How many slaves in Maryland in 1860? 2. How many slaves in Maryland were your age? 3. Were all Maryland Black people slaves? 4. How many white people lived in Maryland in 1860? Part IV: Mapping the Underground Railroad: 1. How did Maryland's geography contribute to the success or failure of the Underground Railroad? 2. Where were Maryland's routes to freedom? 3. List the important sites on the routes to freedom. 4. List the historic sites in Maryland commemorating the Underground Railroad. Part V: Secret Signs and Symbols: Briefly describe how each one of the following was used to facilitate slave escape to freedom: the drinking gourd, music, quilts, and language.