Introduction
The Civil War was a time period where the United States had different ideas on how to run the country. The Union (North) wanted freedom for the slaves as for the Confederates (South) believed that black people should be slaves to them. It is important to see how our country was so different in this time period of the civil war as well as acknowledge the different people who changed our country by their leadership and guidance to those suffering as slaves.
As we are learning about the Civil War, remember that slavery was one of the many problems that the North and South had and to keep in mind that the Underground Railroad helped thousands of slaves to freedom.
Task
Explore the quest as you see who started the Underground Railroad and how it affected and changed the lives of those in our country.
At the end you will be writing a letter as if you are a slave who has escaped and is sharing his/her experienes.
Process
Plantation Life
Explore Walters journey by listening to each step on the link below to see what it was like to be a runaway slave.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/Bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm
Writing a secret letter
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/secret_letter.htm
Harriet Tubman Video
Once you have fully explored the various sites, Go to Classroom in your Google account and open the document titled "Underground Railroad Webquest."
Follow the direction in the document.