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Why was the slave system so profitable and productive for owners?
Because slaves were not paid for their labor.
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How did Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth contribute to the cause to end slavery?
They gave passionate speeches, organized anti-slavery fairs to sell baked goods and crafts to raise money.
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In 1787, a clause was added to the US Constitution requiring what?
notherners to return runaway slaves to the South
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What famous leader disagreed with slavery and vowed never to purchase another after the Revolution?
President George Washington
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Which group of people argued that slaves were an "economic necessity"?
southern planters
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Name two ways that blacks were able to become free.
saving money to purchase freedom, or running away to places where slavery was outlawed
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What code name was used for the secret network of "conductors" and abolitionists who helped slaves hide and escape through "depots" and "stations"?
The Underground Railroad
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In 1863, In the middle of the Civil War, what did President Lincoln issue? AND what was the result?
The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaes in all states fighting against the Union.
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Win 50 points!
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In what two main types of fields did slaves work?
cotton and tobacco
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Who published a newspaper called "The Liberator" and fought for the rights of African American after the Civil War?
William Lloyd Garrison
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Explain the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
This law required people in northern states to return runaways to their southern owners.
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What did owners do when slaves ran away?
They would take out ads in the newspaper describing the runaways and offer rewards for their return.
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magnet
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gift
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lifesaver
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What did the southern states do after Lincoln was elected president of the US? WHY?
They left the Union, fearing the new Republican government would end slavery.
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