Underground+Railroad

Underground Railroad
=== The Underground Railroad was the name given to the system by which escaped slaves from the South were helped in their flight to the North. It is believed that the system started in 1787. began to organize a system for hiding and aiding fugitive slaves. People who wanted to help slaves allowed their homes, called stations, to be used as places where escaped slaves were provided with food, shelter and money. The routes went just about through 14 states. Some has said that over 3,000 people helped on the railroad in the 1850's.The underground railroad also had people known as conductors who went to the south and helped guide slaves to safety.One of the most important of these was the former slave, Harriet Tubman. She made 19 secret trips to the South, during which she led more than 300 slaves to freedom. Tubman was considered such a threat to the slave system that plantation owners offered a $40,000 reward for her capture. ===

===**﻿Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland who became known as the, Moses of her people.Harriet Tubman's name at birth was Araminta Ross. She was one of 11 children of Harriet and Benjamin Ross born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet married a man named John Tubman, a free black man. She ran away, scared that her and other slaves were going to be sold. **===
 * Harriet Tubman **