Terminology
What is a conductor?
Someone who helped slaves escape to the north
Which U.S. president is credited with ending slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What year were the first slaves brought to North America?
1619
What year was slavery abolished?
1865
What does this idiom mean: you've got ants in your pants?
You have too much energy and cannot sit still
What is a passenger?
A slave escaping to freedom
The following two men were important to this era:
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
What were their races?
Douglass-black escaped slave
Brown-white abolitionist
Name the four major plantation crops
Indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton
What law changed slavery regulations?
What does this idiom mean: you're the bane of my existence?
Something annoying that will never go away
A hiding place or home for slaves along the railroad
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
Moses
Who were the overseers?
White supervisors that used violence to ensure submission of slaves
What were Jim Crow laws? Give examples
Laws enforcing segregation based on race
What does this idiom mean: smack dab in the middle of
At the exact location where extreme action is happening
What was a ticket?
A note identifying slaves travelling the railroad
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Name some of the regulations on plantations
No visiting slaves, no leaving the plantation, no reading or writing, no marriage recognition, etc.
What was the timeframe of the Civil Rights Movement?
1865-1968
What does this idiom mean: let's blow this popsicle stand?
Let's leave
What is a terminal?
Name any three characters from Uncle Tom's cabin
Arthur & Emily Shelby, Mr. Haley, Uncle Tom, Eliza, Aunt Chloe & George, Harry, Eva, St. Clares, Loker, Ophelia, Topsy, Simon Legree, Emmeline, Cassy
Which religious group promoted abolitionism?
Quakers
Describe 1 of the 3 major events that instigated the BLM movement in 2020
George Floyd
Ahmaud Arbery
Breonna Taylor
What does this idiom mean: more holes than swiss cheese?
Having a lot of issues or missing logic