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When were the first slaves brought to America
1619
Who led an armed uprising in Harpers Ferry, Virginia aiming to free slaves and end the practice.
John Brown
Provided that any person who should harbor or conceal a fugitive after notice that he was a fugitive from labor should forfeit and pay to the claimant the sum of $500, to be recovered by action of debt, saving also to the claimant his right of action for any damages sustained
Fugitive slave act
What year did the Civil war start
April 12, 1861
Who did Harriet Tubman escape with?
God
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
1860
His autobiography of life as a slave, and his speeches denouncing slavery were influential in changing public opinion.
Fredrick Douglas
What compromise considers slaves as not a full human
3/5 compromise
What year did the Civil war end
May 9, 1865
How many people did Harriet Tubman leave behind
None or 0
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
1863
Who was given the nick name “Moses“
Harriet Tubman
Which prohibited slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36°30′ parallel except for
Who was a nurse, cook, and spy in the Civil war
Harriet Tubman
What was Harriet Tubmans nick name
Minty
When was the Cotton Gin invented.
1793
led slaves and free blacks in an uprising against slavery. For two days, they killed slave owners and took matters into their own hands. He was later captured and executed.
Nat Turner
The —- ——- —— was a proposal for the structure of the U.S. federal government put forward by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Who was the President during the Civil war
Abraham Lincoln
What was Harriets Tubman husbands name
John
When did Harriet Tubman escpae
1849
Born into slavery, he was freed in 1865 at the end of the American civil war. He became a noted author, orator, and adviser to the presidents of Roosevelt and Taft.
Booker T. Washington
The Virginia Plan was a proposal to establish a bicameral (two-branch) legislature in the newly founded United States. Drafted by James Madison in 1787, the plan recommended that states be represented based upon their population numbers, and it also called for the creation of three branches of government
Virginia Comromise
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes booth
Why did Harriet Tubman choose that name
Harriet was her mothers name and her husbands last name is Tubman.