It rained hard during the day, you hid in a wet haystack, and your group is tired, damp, and starving. Decide what you're going to do to test the safety of the house. Then write a journal entry about what happened and how you felt. Complete An Underground Railroad WebQuest. This is the great website of a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and restoration of Underground Railroad safe-houses and environments and the creation of associated educational programs to support these historical sites.
Site includes historical background, research resources, and a walk to Canada sections.
This site lets you follow the footsteps of Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of runaway slaves to freedom. The site includes a short interactive journey, maps, a timeline, and more. You can learn about Harriet Tubman's life from the character sketches, timeline, photos, and quiz provided at this website. Here you can read about the history of the Underground Railroad and locate sites along the routes. In this lesson you will visit sites that preserve the legacy of the Underground Railroad, read the story, learn about the people, listen to songs, and participate in the past.