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A formal accusation or expression of strong disapproval.
Indictment
How did Harriet Tubman die?
Pneumonia
To set free
Liberate
Where multiple pieces of our identity come together
Intersectional
True or False
Tubman helped slaves escape to Canada.
Why were people given coded names during the underground railroad?
So that masters and owners of enslaved people would not be aware of this secret route.
What was the the letter from Thomas Garrett to Harriet Tubman about?
How they became to know each other, her efforts, etc.
What characteristics or qualities did Tubman possess that made her a particularly good leader in the Underground Railroad?
She was brave, stealthy, etc.
To get rid of something a system
Abolition
How many people escaped the underground railroad?
100,000
What year did slavery start in the USA?
1619
Rapid increase or spread
Proliferation
The unfair treatment of someone to benefit from their labor or resources
Exploitation
True or false: the underground railroad was also ran by white people
True
What was the name of a coded song that guided slaves towards freedom, particularly in the context of the Underground Railroad
"The Drinking Gourd"
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
1850, was a federal law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves, allowed slave owners to reclaim runaway slaves, even in free states, etc.
What was the main reason why enslaved individuals could not escape? (Hint: they could not _____)
Read
What was the letter from Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman about?
Talks about her campaign and how it should be known because she did it all secretly, he was a public activist she was a private, etc.
A driving force or motivation behind an action or movement
Impetus