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The Underground Railroad

100

In the phrase, "The Underground Railroad,"  the word UNDERGROUND means this.

Secret or hidden

200

A person who helped slaves on the Underground Railroad was called a____________.

Conductor

300

This was a safe stop along the Underground Railroad.

Station

400

On the Underground Railroad, most fugitive slaves were hoping to make it to this place.

Canada

500

What group of people were most likely to help runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad?

Freed slaves

Abolitionists

100

This is the definition of an abolitionist.

A person who fought against slavery.

200

This famous Ohioan wrote a book that explained what life was like for slaves.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

300

This was the famous book about a slave's life written by Ohioan Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

400

This famous Ohioan hoped to provide weapons to slaves so that they could fight for their freedom.

John Brown

500

This was the name of the arsenal where John Brown led a raid.

Harpers Ferry, Virginia

North or South?

100

Large farms known as plantations

South

200

Lots of manufacturing and factories

north

300

President Abraham Lincoln

North

400

Slavery

South

500

Smaller farms

North

Heading Toward War

100

This word means to leave or separate from another country.

Secede

200

This was the first state to secede from the Union

South Carolina

300

What year did the southern states begin to secede?

1861

400

A war among people who live in the same country

a civil war

500

The official name of the southern states after they seceded from the U.S.

The Confederate States of America

Misc.

100

This law made it illegal for anyone to help an escaped slave run away.

Fugitive Slave Law

200

This was a crop grown in the south on large plantations.

Cotton

Tobacco

Rice

Sugar Cane

Indigo

300

This person invented the cotton gin.

Eli Whitney

400

This famous conductor on the Underground Railroad helped nearly 300 slaves reach freedom.  Her nickname was "Moses."

Harriet Tubman

500

How did the cotton gin impact slavery in the south?

It increased the number of slaves used on cotton plantations.