Stealing Freedom By Elisa Carbone.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was actually an above-ground series of escape routes for slaves traveling from the South to the North.

Advertisements

Slavery in America Origins Slavery has existed since the beginning of human history. People were enslaved for a number of reasons some of which.

Born 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland,1820 Dorchester County, Maryland died March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New YorkMarch Auburn, New York “Moses”

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad wasn’t actually underground or a railroad. It was a hidden escape route to Canada for black slaves.

Slavery in America 1609–1865 CICERO © 2010.

Resisting Slavery Chapter 1, Lesson 2.

ANIMOTO VIDEO. The Underground Railroad is a network of people who arranged transportation and hiding places for African American slaves who wanted to.

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD By: Shea Palmer PD: 5.

The Underground Railroad Intro

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a secret network of people who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom.

By: Laci Smith  Harriet Tubman was a African American slave who heard about the underground railroad.  She helped slaves escape.  She was born on.

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was actually an above-ground series of escape routes for slaves traveling from the South to the North.

What kind of railroad carries people, but doesn’t use railroad tracks? The Undeground Railroad!

Underground Railroad Escaping Slavery.

Created by Allison Duquaine and Desirae Bombay-Klyce.

Underground Railroad. What was it? O Network of secret routes and safe houses O Used to help African-Americans go north (free states and Canada) O Slaves.

The Underground Railroad Pages Another Way to Resist Running away was another way slaves chose to resist slavery. Some slaves ran away alone.

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AMERICANA PROGRAM 2010 Doha, Qatar.

Riding the Underground Railroad Riding the Underground Railroad Journey back in time.

Is the whistle that is located on trains that travel on the underground railroad loud? Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad

Underground Railroad By Karley Wells. The underground Railroad was a term used for a network of people, homes, and hideouts that slaves in southern United.

the underground railroad escape from slavery

The Struggle for freedom By Maria Putnam. What was the under ground railroads? The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive.

Underground Railroad.

By: rahaf alwattar and Olivia carpenter. The Underground Railroad was a secretive network of abolitionists They guided run-away slaves across the Canadian.

Chapter 3 Lesson 2. Introduction  In 1800 there were nearly 900,000 slaves in the U.S. By 1860 there were nearly 4 million. Some Africans—both in the.

Slavery in America

Harriet Tubman A Presentation by: Brittany Leatherman.

 Was a secret transportation system that got fugitive slaves out of plantations in the south to the north.  Started in the early 1800’s.  Saved approximately.

  The Underground Railroad was a railroad train that carried escaped slaves to freedom on an underground route. True or False  The Underground Railroad.

Abolitionist Abolition-The movement to end slavery Slaves would hide in various places. Abolitionist – a person who believed and worked for the abolishment.

Sami Palacz 3/29/16 OPPOSITION TO SLAVERY. The American Colonization Society proposed to end slavery by setting up an independent colony in Africa for.

Jeopardy Women’s Rights North North&South African Americans in the 1800s ing Nation ing Nation Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300.

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was actually an above-ground series of escape routes for slaves traveling from the South to the North.

Chapter 16 section 2  In the 1800’s there was an increasing call for emancipation.  Emancipation-freeing of slaves  One idea was to settle free slaves.

Slave’s are kidnapped from their homes in Africa, and went through months of sea travel When they entered the United States, all freedoms.

THE NORTH vs. THE SOUTH Chapter 14

Often raised children if mothers or fathers in slavery were sold

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

Underground Railroad EQ: Who operated the Underground Railroad and what was its purpose?

Slavery in America

Slavery in America

The Underground Railroad

Chapter 9 – Religion and Reform

Underground Railroad A-Z

Slavery in America.

CHAPTER 3 LESSON 2.

Slavery in America

Causes of the Civil War Chapter 10.

Exercise 9 Revising Stringy Sentences

Underground Railroad PowerPoint and Note Set © Erin Kathryn 2015.

The Underground Railroad

How did slaves rebel against their situation?

The Underground Railroad

Underground Railway The 4th Wave of Migration

18 May 2015 Discuss: How did the cottononocracy dominate society in the South? Pages Today, I will be able to identify the 5 groups that made southern.

By: Tiaara Anderson.

Fleeing North American History.

Section 3: Southern Cotton Kingdom

HARRIET TUBMAN Conductor of the Underground Railroad

Abolition & women’s Rights

OBJECTIVE DO FIRST You will be able to explain causes and effects of slave resistance and rebellion Life as a student is limiting—not only do you have.

HARRIET TUBMAN Conductor of the Underground Railroad

Escaping Slavery.

Slavery in America 1609–1865 CICERO © 2010.

Why was Africa referred to as a dark continent in the 18th century?

Presentation transcript:

Stealing Freedom By Elisa Carbone

Historical Background- Slavery 1619- 1st Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia. Some are indentured servants and some are slaves. Indentured servants can buy their freedom after specified period of time. Slaves can never buy their freedom. Owners “property” 1714- South Carolina orders death penalty for runaway slaves.

Slavery and Underground Railroad 1793- Fugitive Slave Law passed- slave owners may seize fugitives in any state. 1808- Abolishes trade in slaves from Africa. 1850- Second Fugitive Slave Law passed. Illegal to help an escaped slave and fugitives may be returned from state to state. Harriet Tubman begins her work with the Underground Railroad.

Underground Railroad What is it? Secret network of safe houses, which provided cover to runaway slaves as they traveled northward. Was not underground nor a railroad. It is a coded language. Fugitives traveled by foot, horseback, horse-drawn cart, train, and boat. VERY dangerous for both the “workers” and the runaways.

Typical Underground Railroad Workers? Blacks Whites Southerners Northerners Farmers City dwellers Men Women Children Former slaves Harriet Tubman with escaped slaves at an Underground Rail Road station.

Harriet Tubman Born into slavery in Maryland Escaped to Philadelphia on the Underground Railroad Devoted freedom to helping other slaves escape Estimated that she assisted around 300 slaves in nearly 20 trips

Why run? Slaves ran when they learned they’d be sold to the deep South. Mississippi and Alabama had reputations as being specifically difficult to survive Ran after violent beatings If s/he had been cheated

The Trip North Anywhere from a few days to a year-depending on where you started, mode of transportation, and luck Only ate what you could forage- nuts, berries, fish, and wild rabbits Hide in forests, swamps, and caves If you hooked up with the Underground Railroad you could receive food, money, clothes and most importantly shelter.

Safe House Could be identified by numerous signs: Quilts hanging on clotheslines Lamps burning in windows Rows of white bricks built into chimneys

Secrecy = Necessary Railroad workers risked Community ridicule Loss of business Personal safety Owners ran ads describing runaways and offering rewards Some people made a living tracking down runaway slaves

Escaped Slave Ads http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/04/SlaveRun aways.pdf What skills did the person possess? How did slave owners treat the person? How did the person escape? Why did the person choose to run away? Did the person resist in additional ways beyond escaping?

Special Coded Language Underground Railroad developed special coded language for communication purposes. Travelers – “packages” Places where people stayed – “stations” People who helped travelers find the next station – “conductors” Hosted the runaways – “station masters”

Underground Railroad Estimated number of how many slaves escaped- 40,000 to 100,000 Thought that more men escaped because women were reluctant to leave their children Shut down after Civil War