Abolitionists: People who fought against slavery.
Conductors: Abolitionists who ran the Underground Railroad.
Emancipation Proclamation: Document produced by Abraham Lincoln, proclaiming the end of slavery.
Fugitives: People who have escaped somewhere they are required by law to be.
Militia an army of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.
Passengers: Fugitive slaves who used the Underground Railroad to get to freedom.
Quakers: Followers of Christianity who hold services called meetings for worship or a Friends church service. They are known for believing in a peaceful society.
Stationmasters: People who owned/ran the stations on the Underground Railroad.
Stations or Depots: Safe places for fugitive slaves to stay on the Underground Railroad.
The Fugitive Slave Law: The law that said slaves could be brought back to their owners, even when they had escaped to free states.
The Underground Railroad: a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada.