Born June 15 1789 fled after he saw his father getting abused became a pastor and made a deal with his slaveholders and kept his part of the deal but his slaveholder did not keep his part and wanted to sell him so he fled through the underground rail rode with his family name this person
Josiah Henson
In 1850 much cotton that produced in US was exported to Britain where inventions of spinning jenny and the power loom, had increased the demand for raw cotton. America was producing 3 million bales of cotton annually and cotton had become the most vital industry in the south's economy. What portion of the worlds cotton crop was produced by slave states in the united states?
two-thirds
He was a legendary pioneer fur trader, army scout, and rancher. he discovered a pass through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He became a trusted friend of several Native American tribes. The crow tribe named him "Bull's Robe". Who was this pioneer?
James P. Beckworth