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Beginnings
Abraham Lincoln
Slaves
Treatment
Underground Railroad
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What was the first state to legalize slavery?
Virginia
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When was Abraham Lincoln elected?
1860
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What was Frederick Douglas' ethnicity?
Mulatto
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Name 3 different kinds of punishments slaves would receive.
Shackling, beating, burning, hanging, whipping, branding, imprisonment, or sexual abuse.
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How many slaves did Harriet Tubman free?
About 300
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When did the first Africans arrive in America?
1619
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What was the name of the speech Lincoln gave that freed the slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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When did Harriet Tubman escape from slavery?
1849
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What came as a result of sexual abuse on the plantations?
An abundance of mulatto children were born to slaves.
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What would the fugitives travel by?
Boat or train
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Where did the first Africans arrive in America?
Jamestown
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When did he give his speech that freed the slaves?
January 1, 1863
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What was Fredrick Douglas famous for?
He was an escaped slave who became an abolitionist.
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What would slaves be punished for?
Any perceived infraction or disobedience.
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What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of safe houses that assisted slaves in escaping.
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What did slavery replace in the South?
Indentured servitude
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What was Abraham Lincoln's trademark?
A tophat
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Who was Denmark Vesey?
A slave who attempted to start a rebellion in Virginia.
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What separated the house slaves from the field workers?
The house slaves had lighter skin while the workers in the field had darker skin.
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How many slaves did the south lose between 1810 and 1850?
About 100,000
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How many slaves were in Virginia by 1650?
About 300
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What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
Honest Abe
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What was the name of the first "indentured servant for life" (slave)?
A black man named John Punch.
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Why were the field slaves more abused than the house slaves?
The master could not abuse the house slaves to the point where they could not work because they needed them for household duties.
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Around how many people worked on the Underground Railroad by 1850?
About 3,000