To start, listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn more about life on a Southern plantation, read “Growing Up in Slavery” to meet Fannie Moore and after you’ve explored these resources ,answer these questions.
1. What did it mean to be a slave? To be a slave was to work for people for free to have someone own you and make you work from day to night and having someone treat you like dirt.What were some of the basic rights that slaves did not have?they didn't have any rights.
2. Why did people own slaves in the United States in the 1800s?Because people needed certain labor done and they wern't willing to do it themselves and /or pay people to do it so they bought and /or kidnapped slaves to do it.
3. When did slavery begin in the United States? In 1500sWhere did the first slaves come from?They first came from africa.
4. Describe the life of a slave on a Southern plantation. Where did slaves live? They lived in slave cabins.What kinds of work did they do?They feed the stock,they hoed the cotton and the corn as well as other crops.How were they punished?They were whipped and beaten.
5. What do you think were some of the hardest things about being a slave?I think that the hardest htings were not being able to be free and do whatever they wanted,having to work for people and never getting paid for their labor and not being able to have time to be happy with family.having to see other people having the best time and you working day and night so your family and you could live.
Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn more about how slaves made their escapes and found their way. After you’ve explored these resources, answer these questions.
1. Why did some enslaved African Americans try to escape from their owners?They tried to escape because they were treated badly and the slaves wanted freedom.Why was this such a dangerous act?It was such a dangerous act because if caught they were beaten, killed and/ or whipped.
2. How did most slaves travel when they escaped?they traveled in small groups so it would be faster than in big groups so they wouldn't get caught easily. How did they find their way?They found there way around by looking at moss trees moss grew on the north side of the trees so it was like a compass.
3. What were some of the worst dangers and challenges that runaway slaves faced?They had to cross rivers and face the currents.
4. How did runaways try to avoid getting caught?They tried not to get caught they kept it a secret and they didn't tell everybody about it What happened if they were caught?They were beaten and/or killed.
5. What was the Underground Railroad? The underground railroad was small groups of slaves trying to escape to freedom,making their way slyly to the north .Who were the “passengers” and the “conductors”?The passengers were the slaves the conductor was John Parker.
6. Why did the Underground Railroad have to be so secretive? They had to be secretive because they wanted to escaped and not get caught it would've been so ignant of them to tell them that they were about ti runaway.What are some ways that people on the Underground Railroad kept their work – and runaway slaves – hidden?They had secret hand shakes and signs.
To start, listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn how some abolitionists helped fugitives reach freedom. Try the “Harriet Tubman Web Quest,” to learn about the life of this brave woman who risked her life to guide hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom.
1. Were runaway slaves free once they reached the Northern states? Explain your answer.
2. Who were the abolitionists? How did they spread their message?
3. What are some ways that abolitionists helped runaways on the Underground Railroad?
4. Did all abolitionists support the Underground Railroad? Why or why not?
5. Why was it so dangerous for people to help runaway slaves?
6. Who was Harriet Tubman? How do you think she and the Northern abolitionists helped each other’s cause?
Have you explored all the resources in “Almost Free: Life in the North”? To start, listen to the
story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to discover what life was like for fugitives in the North. See “Compare Two Worlds: The North vs. South,” for interactive maps that identify important differences between the North and South before the Civil War. After you’ve explored these resources, answer these questions.
1. What are some of the different places that slaves settled in the North? Why did many runaways go to Canada?
2. What were some of the challenges the newcomers faced as they started their new lives?
3. What were three major differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?
4. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? What impact did it have?
5. Why did so many African Americans fight in the Civil War on the side of the Union?
6. What was one important outcome of the Civil War?
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