Ridgeway
What was Ridgeway's first title and his second?
First: Patroller
Second: Slave Catcher
What is Cora's name in South Carolina?
Bessie Carpenter
What was Ceasar's name in South Carolina?
Christian Markson
What is slavery?
A system in which people are treated as property and forced to work without pay or freedom
Who was Ridgeway's idol and mentor?
Chandler
Who did Cora work for in South Carolina?
The Andersons
Where did Caesar work in South Carolina?
Machine Factory
What abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Why is Ridgeway so determined to capture Cora?
Ridgeway's failure to capture Mabel, Cora's mother, sent him the idea of a second chance when the proposition to catch Cora was given
He is an esteem slave catcher, hence losing Mabel hurt his ego leading to the need to capture her daughter
What was the name of the Station Agent in South Carolina that welcomed Ceasar and Cora?
Sam
Why does Caesar and Cora begin to grow more comfortable about the Randall plantation?
- Cora and Caesar believed sense the freed slaves also came from a plantation they shared mutual understanding of their situations.
-They felt stable and safe
What was the first step to abolish slavery and define the answer?
Emancipation Proclamation declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
Where did Ridgeway want to be a slave catcher and why?
-South
- in the north there is more abolitionists, and the underground railroad was known to be in operation, he also suffered from rumors spoken about him
- in the south there was more fugitives, less lawmakers and abolitionists to stop him, no record of the underground railroad lines, the bounties were higher
What false identity detail doe Cora give when Lucy asks her about her family history in South Carolina?
She lies about her last name and mother when looking for her, saying her mom is a Randall and she took her father's last name
Why did Caesar choose Cora to escape with him?
- Cora had a strong spirit and independence: Caesar admired Cora’s quiet strength. She defended herself and others on the plantation, and he believed she had the courage to survive an escape—something many others did not.
- Cora’s mother, Mabel, had successfully escaped: Caesar believed that Cora had “freedom in her blood,” since Mabel was the only enslaved person who had ever escaped the Randall plantation without being caught. This gave him hope that Cora, too, was meant to make it out.
What were the main crops grown by enslaved laborers?
Tobacco
Rice and Indigo
Sugar and Cotton
What was Ridgeway's drive?
- to find his purpose/"spirit"
- prove his dad wrong
-believed he was the foundation of the country "the heat"
- the American imperative
What caused Cora to have flashbacks about the Randall plantation and why did it have such and impact?
Cora saw a women running and screaming and two men grabbed the women to stop her hysterics
Why: discuss
How does Caesar’s past influence his choices in South Carolina?
Caesar grew up in Virginia and saw firsthand how violence and oppression shaped Black lives. His experiences taught him to be cautious, observant, and determined to escape any system that limits freedom even one pretending to be benevolent.
How did the Underground Railroad operate, and what risks did both the freedom seekers and the people who assisted them face?
The system relied on: Conductors (guides), Stationmasters, Secret codes used in songs, lantern signals, A chain of Northern abolitionists
Freedom seekers risks: capture by slave catchers, being sold deeper into the South, harsh punishment or death, traveling long distances at night with little food, shelter, or protection
Helpers faced: fines or imprisonment under the Fugitive Slave Act, property seizure, violent retaliation from pro-slavery groups, social and economic punishment