2. Mirelsie Ayala W. Stiern Middle School Ms. Marshall 2009-2010 HSS 8.10

3. A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S. A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.

4. 1820,Born in Dorchester County, Maryland as a slave on the Edward Brodas’ plantation. 1849,Escaped to the North. She was 29. 1848, Married John Tubman Her name was Araminta Ross before she married John She took her mother’s name Saved over 300 slaves in just 19 trips

5.  1797, Born in Ulster county, New York with the name Isabella Barnfree  1827, she was freed and changed her name to Sojourner Truth because  Lived in New York after the emancipation of slaves in the north then she moved to the east to preach about slavery  She was known as the Lord’s colored preacher  November 26,1886,Died in Battle Creek, Michigan

6. 1800, Born in Torrington, Connecticut Moved to Ohio when he was 5 years old Brown was parts of lots of acts such as “Telephone”. In this incident he helped cut telephone wires at the arsenal military warehouse. Robert E. Lee found 2 of Brown’s sons dead and Brown wounded. Then he was guilty for treason and murder so he was sentenced to death and hanged on December 2,1859

7.  Born into slavery on a plantation in Baltimore, Maryland  As a teenager he disguised himself as a sailor  Thus, he escaped slavery and became one of the well-known William Garrison follower, or as a Garrison follower and abolitionist.  Later he was asked to speak at an anti-slavery convention  Afterwards he was hired as a full time agent for the anti-slavery society  He did such a good job at his new work he was promoted to an even higher and more powerful society

8. April 5, 1856, Born a slave in Hale’s Ford, Virginia He taught for two years at a black school where the only subject he taught was how to escape from their owners. He became the principal at the Hampton Institute Later he became principal of a school that is now called Tuskegee University Was known as the “Wizard of Tuskegee”

9.  1798, Born in the state of Indiana  He and his wife Catherine helped more than 2000 slaves escape to freedom for over 35 years  He got money for slaves as quickly as they needed  He saw for himself that slaves were being treated well  In New Garden, North Carolina, He opened a Sunday Quaker school for slaves  Was the president of the Underground Railroad until he died in 1877

10. June14, 1811,She was born She was a loyal and trustworthy abolitionist She had 6 brothers and 1 sister Her very close sister, Carolyne, was a writer 1851, She wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1866, She got married Her husband was a minister & an opponent of slavery

11.  www.school.qps.org www.school.qps.org  March 16,2010, Retrieved from world wide web