english unit test Flashcards
secret network of people who helped slaves flee to freedom before the civil war
the underground railroad
what years (year-year) did the civil war go to
1861-1865
when and where did the first slaves arrive
jamestown,virginia in 1619
what were the underground railroad’s “stations”
homes, shops, and churches where runaway slaves were hidden and fed
what was a “conductor”
a person who led slaves to freedom in the free states
the network covered all of the __1_____as far west as __2___ and ____3_____
1.northeast
2.kansas
3. nebraska
how many are thought to have used the underground railroad
40,000-100,000
Denmark Vesey
planned a revolt to stop slavery however a slave spy heard and told his white master vesey was arrested tried and hung to sent a message to others
Frederick Douglass
Former slave who escaped then risked his life to be apart of the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
also joined the underground railroad with frederick douglass
Emancipation procolmation
a law made by abraham lincoln to end slavery and free all slaves
gettysburg address
a big speech by abe lincoln given on the gettysburg battlefield
the drummer boy of shiloh
historical fiction book written by ray bradbury about what bradbury imagined it must have felt like for young kids who ran from home to be a part of the war
the people could fly by virginia hamilton
a myth/folktale that was an oral story passed down through generations
what happened in 1863
the emancipation procolomation
who declared the emancipation proclomation
abraham lincoln
how many slaves did the proclomation get to fight for the north
200,000