Vocabulary
To leave or separate
secede
Who wanted to keep slaves to run their plantations?
People from the south
How does God view people of all skin colors?
He sees us all as equal.
What was the Underground Railroad?
It was a series of safe stops and safe houses that would help a slave make their way to freedom.
People who wanted to end slavery
abolitionists
Who wanted to end slavery immediately?
abolitionists
How did Henry Brown escape slavery?
He mailed himself in a box to Philadelphia.
How did Harriet Tubman help people with the Underground Railroad?
She was a conductor and took more than 300 people to freedom.
This stated that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
Dred Scott Decision
Who did not want to be someone else's property?
The slaves
What finally divided America as a country?
States started to secede and leave the United States because of the issue of slavery.
Describe the life of a slave. Give 2 details.
They were considered the property of another person. Slaves were often whipped. They worked in homes or in the fields.
People who knew about the safe places and the best ways of escape
Conductor
Who was the president who wanted to end slavery but felt that each state should decide whether or not African Americans could vote?
Abraham Lincoln
What did people in the free states believe about Black Americans voting?
They believed they should be free but did not think they should be able to vote.
Who became president just before the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side felt that there should no longer be slavery?
Free states
What did the Compromise of 1850 decide about the spread of slavery?
California became a free state. New states could vote to be free or slave. Slaves that escaped to free states were required to be returned to their owners. No one was happy about this and the spread of slavery was not stopped.
What state was the first to secede?
South Carolina