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Slaves escaping the South through the Underground Railroad
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Made By Abby,Jeannine,Kaityne and Sam
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Before 1860 there were about four million slaves in America! They traveled on the most famous “road” of the day-The Underground Railroad. We have recently learned about a interesting subject, and today we would like to teach you about it. You will learn about : dangers, Harriet Tubman, life as a slave, and much more!
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Leaders A man dressed in fine clothes leads slaves through the Underground Railroad. If they were caught by a white man, he would say “I am bringing my slaves to a new plantation.”
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Directions The slaves followed the stars and hoped that they will accomplish their journey of being free, without being caught.
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A Famous Person Have you ever heard of Harriet Tubman? She was a conductor that lead slaves to their freedom. Harriet Tubman (far left) with slaves she freed
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Life as a Slave To be a slave meant that you had nothing you could call your own-not even your name or yourself. One slave was beat because he called his owner Mister instead of Master. Another was whipped because he had looked at a slave the master had beaten to death,and cried.
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What are the dangers you could face? Dangers you could face were wild animals, and the biggest danger was to be…caught! Watch Out!
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We found our information in... The Southeast Its History and People Gare Thompson If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad Ellen Levine
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Credits Typed by- Sam, Abby, Kaitlyne, Jeannine Edited by-Abby,Jeannine,Kaitlyne,Sam Researched by-Kaitlyne,Sam,Jeannine,Abby Presented by-Jeannine,Sam, Kaitlyne, Abby
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Thank you for being such a great audience, we appreciate it! the end any questions?
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