Escaping Slavery
What country did slaves flee to because the North was no longer considered free/safe?
Canada
What were the people helping others to freedom called on the Underground Railroad?
Conductors
_______________ is an estate or large farm on which slaves worked and crops like coffee, cotton, and sugar are grown and harvested.
Plantation
What would slaves use to help find their way on the Underground Railroad?
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Moses
______________ is work not paid for or chosen to do (slavery)
Forced labor
What was passed in 1850 that made it illegal for Northerners to help/hide slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the nickname for Canada?
Heaven
___________ means unable to read or write.
Illiterate
How many times did Harriet return to the South to help free people?
13
What were the safehouses nicknamed?
Stations
By the 1860s _______ million people were taken from Africa and transported to America.
12
Why did Harriet Tubman rename herself?
She wanted to pick her own name and not go by her slave name anymore
What was the nickname for the runaway slaves called on the Underground Railroad?
Passengers
Not paying attention, doing your work, or studying is what kind of problem?
A you problem!