Key Words
When people are owned by someone else
slavery
being able to say, think, and do what you want
freedom
What is the setting of this story?
Setting = where and when
near a plantation in Mississippi before the Civil War
What was the Underground Railroad?
A group of free people who helped those who were enslaved to reach freedom
What are antonyms?
words with opposite meanings
to get away from a bad situation
escape
in danger of losing or harming something
risk
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Martha Tom and Little Mo
The South
What is the antonym of slavery?
freedom
large farms where slaves worked
plantations
a path to get from one place to another
route
What is the significance of the Bok Chitto river?
What risk did free people take to help enslaved people escape?
They could have gone to prison or been to put to death
Finish this analogy:
Abolish is to start as sadness is to
happiness
ended
abolished
when people have equal rights
equality
What is the theme of this story?
You should help others to escape from a bad situation.
What famous woman helped people escape on the Underground Railroad?
Rhoda Jones or Harriet Tubman
Complete this analogy:
Enslaved is to free as safe is to
dangerous
the act of setting a group of people free
emancipation
to tell the difference between two people or things
distinguish
What is the genre of this story?
tale - fiction
What is the genre of this article?
a history article / non-fiction
Complete this analogy:
Sharp is to dull as decrease is to
increase