Abolish This
This slave tried to sue his owner for freedom because he had been to a free state. His case made it to the Supreme Court.
Who is Dred Scott
Where and when was FD born?
Maryland 1818
who is Harriet Tubman
A black woman who escaped the slaves camp through the underground railroad and helped over 300 slaves escape to the free
when was he born
February 12, 1809
This book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote it after she had a vision at church.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
What did he teach himself to do when he was young?
he tough his self to read and write
Why did HT return to the South the first time?
she returned to help her brothers escape
when did he die
This abolitionist lead the raid on Harpers Ferry on October 19, 1859.
Who is John Brown.
How did he escape to the North?
He dressed as a sailor
How many times did HT return to the South before the Civil War?
13 times
how did he help slavery
he helped abolish it with the 13th amendment
He was a slave, who was taught the alphabet by his masters wife. He learned to read and write and later became a famous African-American abolitionist.
Who is Frederick Douglass.
What did white people learn from his autobiography?
That slavery was bad and that black people could be smart, too.
How long did it take the government to give HT her retirement money?
30 years
what was his major accomplishment
This man was beat by his nephew, Preston Brooks, and his cane for standing up against the "Kansas-Nebraska Act", since he was a popular Union politician.
Who is Charles Sumner.
What did he support as one of the first important men?
He supported women's rights.
HT was the first woman to be a ________.
military leader in the united states
why was he assassinated in the theater
Southern sympathizers who believed that the Confederacy could be restored.