Underground Railroad Vocabulary

Terms associated with the Underground Railroad

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pilots
Courageous men and women who went South to encourage slaves to run, also known as ticket agents
Ticket agents
Abolitionists and other courageous men and men that encouraged slaves to run to freedom
Conductors
People that guided runaway slaves from one hiding place to another
Stationmasters
An individual or family that provided a safe hiding place for runaway slaves
Station
Also known as a depot, it was a hiding place for a slave
Depot
A safe hiding place like a barn or cave, also known as a station
Passengers
Runaway slaves
Cargo
The secret name given to runaway slaves so that conductors could talk about them without getting caught, also known as passengers
Terminals
The final destination on the Underground Railroad, free settlements in Canada
Smooth trip
A successful trip North where the slaves got to freedom
Train ran off the track
A unsuccessful trip North where slaves were captured and returned to tehir owners
Brakeman
People that helped former slaves once they were free
UGRR
The abbreviation for Underground Railroad
A friend with friends
The secret password of the UGRR
Go forward or die
Warning given by Harriet Tubman to encourage scared slaves to keep moving so they wouldn't risk the entireoperation if they tried to return home