Vocab
Define slavery.
Condition of being enslaved. What states in the south used to help them make money. What southern states did to help their lives and economy.
What was the bloodiest single day in American History
Battle of Antietam
Where was Tubman born?
Maryland (Dorchester County)
What is Fredrick Douglass's real name?
Fredrick Bailey
Border State
Define Conductor.
A free person who led slaves to freedom
What battles were in Maryland during the Civil War?
South Mountain, Antietam, Monocacy
What was Harriett's birth name?
Araminta
Where was Fredrick Douglass born?
Talbott County, Maryland
Name three border states during the civil war.
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia
Define station.
A stop on the underground railroad, where slaves would meet conductors.
How many times did the confederates invade the north during the civil war?
3
A two pound weight in the head!
Who taught him to read and write?
His master's wife
The union wanted Maryland to be a border state because what railroad was key asset for them to use?
B and O railroad
Define Abolitionist.
Someone who is against slavery
Did Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclaimation before or after the Battle of Antietam?
After
Pennsylvania
A sailor
Name three reasons Lincoln wanted MD to be a border state?
Lincoln did not want Washington DC to be surrounded by confederate states, Baltimore was a major transportation hub, it had a large free black population.
Define Caanan.
when the slaves made it to freedom (Canada).
Unsuccessful!
She made this many trips on the Underground Railroad to help other slaves?
19
Where did he settle?
Boston, Massachusetts
The first blood was shed in Baltimore on what street?
Pratt Street (the Pratt Street Riot)