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Explain how the Underground Railroad and its conductors successfully relocated slaves to free states and Canada.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes the leaders of the Underground Railroad (e.g., Harriet Tubman, Gerrit Smith, Levi Coffin, John Rankin family, William Lambert, William Still).
Clarification 2: Instruction includes the methods of escape and the routes taken by the conductors of the Underground Railroad.
Clarification 3: Instruction includes how the South tried to prevent slaves from escaping and their efforts to end the Underground Railroad.
Clarification 4: Instruction includes how the Underground Railroad and the Abolitionist Movement assisted each other toward ending slavery.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: African American History
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100340: African-American History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100336: African-American History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100345: Great Men and Women of Color Who Shaped World History (Specifically in versions: 2017 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
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