Slavery Vocab

Which abolitionist is considered the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Malcolm X

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Albert Einstein

• Eli Whitney

• Eli Manning

• William Lloyd Garrison

The condition in which one person is owned as property by another is called

A large farm, estate, or area of land designated for agricultural growth that includes housing for the owner and workers is called a

What does the word "abolition" mean in the context of slavery?

Frederick Douglass was...

• Just a simple guy

• The man who invented the cotton gin

• A prominent American abolitionist, author and activist who escaped slavery

• A slaveholder and plantation owner

The network of abolitionists who secretly helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom is called

The cotton gin was important because it made the process of cultivating cotton more