Slave Life
How long did the slaves work in a day?
12 - 14 hours
Where is Maryland located?
Between the north and the south
Who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
How long did the Civil War last?
4 years
The Civil War brought an end to what?
Slavery
Where were slaves sold?
At slave auction
True or False Maryland was a divided state?
Yes, some fought for the Union and some for the Confederacy.
Who wrote the ant—slavery newspaper called the North Star?
Frederick Douglass
Who was the president durning the Civil War?
Abraham Life
Who shot President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who watched over the slaves as they worked?
The overseer
What was one of the most terrible battles of the Civil War in Maryland?
The battle of Antietam
Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Where did the Union have a big victory?
Gettysburg’s
What was the 15th Amendment?
Blacks had the right to vote
True or False the slaves were able to go to school?
False
What was the most important crop in Maryland?
Tobacco
who was the important abolitionist, a Quaker from Pennsylvania?
Elisha Tyson
Who was the Confederate who surrendered to Ulysses Grant.
General Robert E. Lee
What river did John Wilkes Booth cross?
The Potomac River
What Northern city was slavery disappearing?
Baltimore
Where was Frederick Douglas born?
Talbot County
Who led the rebellion near Harpers Ferry Virgini?
John Brown
What was issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was set up to help the former slaves?
The Freedoms Bureau