Who am I?
I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What is slavery?
When you are forced to do hard work for no pay
Where was slavery illegal?
What does expanding mean?
To grow
I was enslaved and worked in "the big house." I took care of a baby when I was only six years old.
Harriet Tubman
What part of the country had slavery?
The South
Where was the United States expanding before the Civil War?
The West
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wants to end slavery
I thought slavery should be illegal in states to the West. I thought that the South should be able to keep slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
What were some jobs enslaved people had to do on plantations and in "the big house"?
Farming (plant and harvest crops)
Working in "the big house" (cleaning, taking care of children, cooking)
List three facts about the South
Had slavery
Lots of farming (agriculture)
Grew crops like cotton, sugarcane, and tobacco
What is a plantation?
A large farm with a big house (mostly found in the South where lots of enslaved people would work)
I debated Abraham Lincoln to become a Senator.
Stephen Douglas
How did enslaved people escape to the North?
List three facts about the North
Had factories
People got paid (not a lot) to work in factories
No slavery
Used materials from the South in their factories
Enslaved people would go here to be free
Certain crops didn't grow well here
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
A line that divided the North and the South. Slavery was legal below the line and illegal above the line.