Flashcard on the Underground Railroad and Abolitionism

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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A covert resistance network aiding slaves' escape from the South

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Who was William Still?

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An ambitious abolitionist who documented secret stories of the Underground Railroad.

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What was the role of slave catchers?

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To hunt fugitive slaves for recapture.

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What is an abolitionist?

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An advocate for the abolition of slavery

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Who were the Quakers in the context of the Underground Railroad?

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The first organized group in the US to collectively oppose slavery

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What is civil disobedience?

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Nonviolent resistance against unjust laws or government

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What were slave auctions?

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Events where slaves were sold to the highest bidder

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What was the plantation economy?

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An economic system in the South relying on slave labor

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What were free states?

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States where slavery was gradually abolished

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What was the Mason Dixon Line?

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A boundary separating free and slave states