Underground Railroad Traveling along the Underground Railroad Directions

Underground Railroad Traveling along the Underground Railroad

Directions for Google Maps 1) Each student will be given a specific route to follow along the Underground Railroad a. Start in Montgomery, Alabama; go through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, stopping in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. b. Start in Richmond, Virginia; go through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, stopping in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. c. Start in Savannah, Georgia; go through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, stopping in St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada. d. Start in Jackson, Mississippi; go through Detroit, Michigan, stopping in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

2. You will Google search “Google maps underground railroad” and follow your route. Be certain to click on each specific stop along the Underground Railroad. Also, be certain to create your own map on mymaps. google. com with your assigned routes. 3. Each route should not be the quickest route you must stay away from larger cities and attempt to travel near a river or body of water 4. Answer these questions: • Is the path the shortest route? • What rivers did you cross or travel near? • What cities would you stop in? • How long do you think your journey would take?

5. Answer these questions: • What geographical barriers stood in the way of your route? • How many states did you travel through and which states? • How long would this journey take by foot? Considering you travel at 4 miles per hour. Also how long would this take by car at 55 miles per hour?

• Considering your research on conductors which conductor would likely assist you along these routes and why? • What strategies would be used to evade slave bounty hunters? • Why did must runaway slaves proceed into Canada and not another country?