Someone who guides escaped enslaved people to freedom
Why did the US continue to compromise about slavery?
People were against it but they didn't want to end it because the economy relied on it and they didn't want to go to war
A series of trails that helped guide enslaved people to freedom. Often with the help of a conductor
The Underground Railroad
the overseer was
the one in charge of the plantation
the one in charge of the master's children
the one in charge of the slaves
the one in charge of the cotton
Why did the compromises on slavery increase tensions between the North and the South?
Neither side was getting what they wanted and the more they argued about slavery, the angrier both sides got
Who really freed enslaved people?
Themselves through running away, staying hopeful, fighting to end slavery, helping the Underground Railroad, etc.
Someone in charge of chasing fugitive slaves was called
a slaver
a slave catcher
a slave owner
a slavist
What does it mean when we say "When you know better, do better?"
When you learn that when what you think or do is wrong, change your behavior
How did the North participate in and benefit from slavery?
They used the cotton from plantations to make textiles (fabric) and got rich from selling it
Slave children had to go to school to learn how to read and write.
WRONG
RIGHT
This formerly enslaved man escaped to freedom by teaching himself to read and write
Frederick Douglass
Who freed enslaved people legally?
Abraham Lincoln (in the Southern states only)
What is the impact of slavery on medicine?
Many procedures were created by experimenting on Black Americans, Black Americans still don't receive high quality medical care, racist stereotypes exist
A slave could get whipped for stealing food.
WRONG
RIGHT
People will say the war was fought over "States Rights". States rights to what?
Slavery
Which Compromise added Missouri as a slave state in exchange for Maine being a free state?
The Missouri Compromise
How are modern jails and prisons based on slavery?
Inmates are not allowed to leave, can be forced to work, and prisons rent out their prisoners to farm. They were created as a way to trap free Black Americans
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Compromise that gave people in the states the ability to vote on the issue of slavery
Why did Black Americans make good spies or Underground Railroad members?
Racist White people thought Black people were too dumb/weak/lazy to be good spies or rebel
On the Underground Railroad: What is a station or stationmaster?
A safe house and the person who runs the safe house
What are slave codes? Give one example of one
Laws limiting the rights of enslaved people. Ex: no reading or writing
True or False: all enslaved people worked only in the field or in the home
False, enslaved people worked in many different jobs
A lot of people say "house slaves" had it easier than "field slaves". Why is this wrong?
Being in the house meant that those enslaved people were closer to the slave masters, which increased their rates of abuse
What is an Abolitionist?
Someone who is trying to end slavery
Who was in charge of a plantation?
the planter, the plantation owner
What is the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What was the Abolitionist Movement working for?
Ending all slavery in the US
Why doesn't the Constitution mention slavery?
Most of the founding fathers were slave owners
Why is Eenie Meanie Miney Mo tied to slavery?
White children made up the song to joke about slave catchers capturing escaped enslaved people. It uses a racist slur in the original version.
How much cotton were enslaved people expected to pick per day?
200 lbs or 10 acres worth
Around how many people were enslaved in the south?
Between 3-4 million
Describe the economy of the North before the Civil War
Largely focused on industry, factories, and cities.
What was Harriet Tubman known as?
Moses
True or False: The Underground Railroad was a train that ran underground
False
What is redlining?
A racist practice where Black neighborhoods were discriminated against, and people were not allowed to leave once they lived there.
On the Underground Railroad: What is an Agent?
Someone who goes into plantations to tell people to wait for the conductor
What is blackface?
A racist practice where white actors paint themselves to "look Black" and mock them. Started after slavery as a way to oppress Black Americans
Why was Harriet Tubman known as Moses?
She led her people out of slavery like Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt
Name at least 4 ways enslaved Americans resisted
Burning things down, slowing down work, pretending to be sick or disabled, running away, breaking tools, breaking fences, self harm, keeping hope
What is the tragic irony of the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney was trying to end slavery but made it 10x worse
In the US, the crops were mainly...
cotton and sugar
sugar and cotton
cotton and tobacco
sugar and tobacco
On the Underground Railroad: What is a stockholder?
Someone who helps pay for the system and supplies
Describe the economy of the south before the war
Agriculture based, slavery based, rural, mostly poor whites with some rich plantation owners
What were the impacts of the Fugitive Slave Act?
1. Free Black Americans were kidnapped in the North 2. It passed harsh punishments for people helping escapees 3. It forced the North to participate in slavery
What are some ways in which slavery still impacts the US in 2024?
Racist stereotypes, the modern prison system is modeled on slavery, Black Americans receive worse medical care, Redlining neighborhoods promotes segregation,etc
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