Slavery & The Civil War

What is a slave?

• A person that is someone's property
• A person who is free

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• A free woman
• A slave who helped on the Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A train that went from the East Coast to the West Coast
• A group of secret routes and safe houses used to get slaves to freedom

What was the responsibility of a child who was a slave?

• Went to school
• Worked all day

Which one is NOT a way that slaves could become free?

• Get Freedom Papers
• Escape
• Quit

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who likes slavery
• Someone who wants to end slavery

Before the Civil War most slaves were where?

• The Southern States
• The Northern States

Who was the President during the Civil War?

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson

What was one of the main reasons for the Civil War?

• Slavery
• Farming

Who won the Civil War?

• The North (Union) won.  We stayed one complete country and slavery was outlawed.
• The South (Confederate) we split into two countries and slavery is still allowed.