The Underground Railroad
Was the Underground Railroad a real railroad?
No! It was a series of trails, and safe houses that lead enslaved people to freedom.
What does compromise mean?
To agree on a solution, typically each party giving up something in order to cooperate.
Who was John Brown?
He was an Abolitionist from Kansas.
Name one of the four candidates for president in the Election of 1860.
What is a Station?
A safehouse on the Underground Railroad.
Name one place enslaved people may want to escape to? And why?
The north, Free state, any named free state.
They wanted to escape to freedom and chose places where slavery was outlawed.
What was the Fugitive Slave act?
A law that forced Northerners to help find runaway slaves, and made sheltering them illegal.
What is important about Harpers Ferry?
There was a federal arsenal there.
Name one of the political parties in the Election of 1860.
Democratic, Republican, Constitutional Union, or Southern Democratic.
What what Uncle Toms Cabin?
A book that showed northerners the evils of slavery.
Who is the famous Underground Railroad conductor from Maryland, who led escaped slaves to freedom, after escaping from slavery themselves?
Harriet Tubman.
What state was added to the Union as a Free State?
California
Was the Raid on Harpers Ferry successful?
No, but it was successful getting both Northerners and Southerners angry.
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln.
Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin?
What does it mean to be an "Abolitionist"?
What was banned in Washington D.C.?
The Slave Trade.
What state is Harpers Ferry located in?
Virginia
What political party did the winner of the election belong to?
The Republican Party.
What was "Bleeding Kansas"?
Bleeding Kansas was a time of violent clashes between Pro-slavery and Abolitionist activists in the Kansas Territory during the time of Popular Sovereignty.
What was a Station Master? What did they do?
A Station Master was someone who kept people escaping from slavery safe while they were on the Underground Railroad. They provided food, shelter, and safety to escaping slaves.
Who were the "Masterminds" behind the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay, and Stephen Douglas.
What did John Brown want to do at Harpers Ferry?
He wanted to capture the arsenal in order to start a slave uprising in the south, and use the guns from the arsenal to arm them.
What was so important about the Election of 1860?
When Abraham Lincoln won, Southern slave owners knew it meant the end of slavery. This was one of the major causes of the U.S. Civil War.
What does it mean to be an "Emancipationist"?
To be opposed to slavery, but want to vote it away slowly, and avoid conflict.