Slavery
What are forms of punishment used during the time of slavery?
whipping, branding, kicking, being sold
Where were many escaping slaves headed for?
Canada or Northern States
Known as the Freedom Train, what is the commonly used term to describe the running of slaves from the South to the North.
Underground Railroad
What is a person who is part of the movement to end slavery called?
abolitionist
Which amendment to the US Constitution outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude?
13th Amendment
What is a common crop that was grown on the Southern plantations?
Cotton
a person who would allow people to live in their homes during the day to prevent slave hunters from finding them. An example would be Owen Lovejoy from Illinois
Stationmaster
Referred to as "Heaven" or the "Promise Land"
What is Canada?
Nicknamed the "Moses of their people" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Which law declared that all runaway slaves must be returned to their masters?
Fugitive Slave Law Act of 1850
The machine created by Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin
What are the places along the Underground Railroad called where slaves could hide out?
Stations
What was one of the constellations that slaves used during the Underground Railroad to find their way North?
Big Dipper
The president who ended slavery after the Civil War and brought the nation back together.
Abraham Lincoln
What is the executive order that proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the southern states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the main economy in the North and in the South
North: Factories
South: Plantations (farms)
What is an obstacle that may be challenging for a slave who is trying to escape to the North?
What is the name of someone who leads slaves from station to station?
Conductor
I recruited Northern blacks for the Union army and often times would confer with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. His ability to read and write made him dangerous.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
The Book Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to help fight against slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is the place called where slaves are sold?
What was an escaped slave referred to as?
passengers
Since most slaves could not read or write, what would they use to find their way to the north, name 3 ways.
The person who took over a military base to steal guns and ammunition to give to slvaes to start a rebellion. He was eventually caught and hanged for his crimes
John Brown
11 in the south