Vocabulary
What is does Abundant mean?
The have a lot or plenty
What is a conductor when referring to the underground railroad?
someone who helped slaves escape from the south to freedom in the north.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced relocation of Native Americans from their land.
Who dies in Chapter 8/9?
Great Aunt Birte
What is an activist?
a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What happened to the Cherokee Native Americans when they were rounded up?
They revolted and escaped.
Why does Uncle Henrik lie about Great Aunt Birte?
To protect Ellen, Annemarie and Kirsti from the truth.
What is a revolution?
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
What did Harriet Tubman do once the civil war began?
Became a spy for the union north
Using your vocabulary bank, fill in the following sentence.
Native Americans were forcibly ______ during the trail of tears.
relocated
Fill in the blank.
Annemarie felt ________ when Uncle Henrik told her the truth.
older
What is mobilization?
the action of a country or its government preparing and organizing troops for active service or a group of people preparing for revolution or protest.
How did Henry "Box" Brown escape from slavery?
He had his friend mail him in a box.
Using your vocabulary bank, fill in the blank in the sentence.
The Cherokees _________ and escaped from the government soldiers.
revolted
How are Annemarie and Harriet Tubman similar?
They both risked their lives for others to escape to freedom.
What does it mean to assimilate?
the process of taking in and fully appearing/acting like a different group of people.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A set of secret networks and hiding places that helped slaves escape to freedom in the North.
Using your vocabulary bank, fill in the blank in the sentence below.
Before the the migration west, the Native Americans had an _________ of supplies and food.
abundance
How are the Native Americans during the trail of tears and the Danish Jews during the Holocaust similar?
They both were treated horribly and forced from their homes.