Vocabulary
Racism
a system of prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism based on race, rooted in the belief that one race is superior
Where was she born?
Maryland
GWC studied agriculture and _______
botany
Where was he born?
Maryland
Who was the Moses of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Segregation and Integration
Enforced separation of racial groups in public places
Inclusion of people of all races on an equal basis
Roughly how many people did she guide to freedom?
70
How many ways did he discover a use for peanuts
300
What was the newspaper founded by FD
The North Star
What was the term used for people who were leading the slaves to freedom?
Abolish and Abolitionist
To end
A person who is against slavery
What role did she play in the civil war?
A spy and a nurse
How did GWC help sharecroppers in the south?
He told them to plant soybeans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes so they didn't have to solely rely on cotton and it helped their soil
How did he disguise himself to escape slavery
As a sailor
Why did slaves travel at night?
Because slave hunters searched during the day
Underground Railroad
A secret network of safe houses to help enslaved people go up north to free states
What was her nickname?
(hint- its from the bible)
Moses
What did he hope more african americans would want to study?
science and agriculture
Douglass saw literacy as a direct connection to ____
Describe how the underground railroad worked
They escaped from slave owners in the south
They slept during the day
They got directions to the next station
They arrived in the north
Emancipation Proclamation
The presidential law that states slaves should be freed
What was her birth name?
Arminta
Where was he from
Missouri
Why was he reluctant to speak out against slavery?
It was dangerous
What was the Fugitive Slave Act
The act in which slaves could be returned to their owners even if they were in free states