The document summarizes key aspects of the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves escape to freedom. It describes routes and symbols used to guide slaves, such as the Big Dipper, monkey wrench, and wagon wheel symbols. Conductors assisted slaves and hid messages using quilts, mail wagons, and sailboats. While slave hunters tried to capture escaped slaves, the Underground Railroad allowed many to find freedom with help from sympathetic people despite laws against aiding runaway slaves.

1. The Underground Railroad

2. What is it?

3. The Origin of the Term: Underground Railroad

5. URR Quilt Symbols

6. Monkey Wrench: gather tools, mental and physical, for journey to freedom.

7. Wagon Wheel: Pack things that would go in a wagon

8. Bear's Paw: Follow the bear tracks=water+food

9. Crossroads: Meet at the main crossroads of Cleveland, Ohio, to receive info

10. Log Cabin: a red center =a safe house or a warm hearth. black center=danger

11. Shoofly: Someone to be trusted or among friends.

12. Bow Ties or Hour Glass: Dress up in different clothing

13. Flying Geese: Follow the geese northward in the spring

14. Drunkard's Path: Walk in an unusual manner; tracks difficult for slave hunters to follow

15. Tumbling Blocks or Boxes: associated with "packing up and moving on"

16. Basket: Collect food items in a basket

17. Sailboat:Travels include crossing water

21. ACCOMPLISHMENT: Slaves escape with the help of people.