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pilots
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Courageous men and women who went South to encourage slaves to run, also known as ticket agents
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Ticket agents
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Abolitionists and other courageous men and men that encouraged slaves to run to freedom
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Conductors
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People that guided runaway slaves from one hiding place to another
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Stationmasters
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An individual or family that provided a safe hiding place for runaway slaves
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Station
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Also known as a depot, it was a hiding place for a slave
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Depot
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A safe hiding place like a barn or cave, also known as a station
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Passengers
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Runaway slaves
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Cargo
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The secret name given to runaway slaves so that conductors could talk about them without getting caught, also known as passengers
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Terminals
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The final destination on the Underground Railroad, free settlements in Canada
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Smooth trip
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A successful trip North where the slaves got to freedom
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Train ran off the track
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A unsuccessful trip North where slaves were captured and returned to tehir owners
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Brakeman
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People that helped former slaves once they were free
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UGRR
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The abbreviation for Underground Railroad
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A friend with friends
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The secret password of the UGRR
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Go forward or die
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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
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