Slavery and abolition
Moses
Women who fought for legal rights were called
women abolitionist
the telegraph uses __________ as communication
Morse Code
former slave that traveled the country preaching and fighting for women's rights
Sojourner Truth
Whose on the 10 dollar bill
Alexander Hamilton
What's a rural slave?
field worker slave, mostly under fed and work down
what is cult of domesticity mean?
women should play their roles and activities to their home and family
The first national canal
goes from Albany to Buffalo and on to lake Ontario
Erie Canal
Preacher that lead a slave rebellion killing white masters and their familes
Nat Turner
what document freed the slaves?
emancipation proclamation
a ___________, a rule limiting or preventing debate on an issue
antebellum
gag rule
abolition
gag rule
What legal rights did women not have?
Cannot vote, sit on juries, and don't have have guardianship of own children
True or False
They only really used the telegraph so the government can communicate with other countries
False
Mostly during the war.
What did Minty Ross change her new freedom name too? and how did she come up with that name?
Harriet Tubman
Her mom Harriet and her husband John Ross
what was our first type of transportation in the world?
Horses or our feet.
Urban Slaves
What social class was most women abolitionist?
middle class, inspired by religion
Skilled worker employed by master was called a
Journeyman
Creator of the Liberator. (newspaper article that warned slaves about the emancipation)
What native American tribe was known for their giant headstones
advised blacks to fight for their freedom against their masters
David Walker
what is the temperance movement?
prohibited drinking alcohol
what was the name of Robert Fultons first steamboat called?
The Clermont
Invented the first Steam Engine
James Watts
what year did the british set fire to the white house?
1812