Question

1. choose the best answer.

the ____ was a network of safe houses formed by abolitionists to assist enslaved people seeking freedom.
underground railroad
freedom trail
mason - dixon line
north star route

1. choose the best answer.

the song \follow the drinkin gourd\ harkens back to how members of the underground railroad used ____ to find their way north.
farm roads through vegetable patches
maps hidden in drinking containers
paths along rarely used streams and rivers
the stars of the big dipper

Explanation:

The Underground Railroad was a network of safe - houses and people helping enslaved people escape to freedom. The song "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" referred to using the stars of the Big Dipper (the Drinkin' Gourd) to navigate north as part of the Underground Railroad.

Answer:

1. A. Underground Railroad
2. D. the stars of the Big Dipper