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William Lloyd Garrison

A major abolitionist and journalist who formed the abolitionist paper The Liberator.

Slave Code

Rules governing the status and rights of slaves and their owners.

Pilgrims

The first settlers of New England who left England to escape religious persecution.

Patrick Henry

An American statesman known for his declaration, 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'

Mason Dixon Line

The dividing line between slave states in the South and free states in the North.

Meekness

The state of enduring injury with patience and without resentment.

Consecrate

To dedicate to a sacred purpose.

Proselyte

A new convert to a faith or cause.

Monger

Someone who deals in a specific product or service, such as a flesh-monger who trades slaves.

Ham

In the Bible, Ham's descendants were cursed to be slaves, which some Southerners claimed included Africans.

Cudgel

A short but thick stick.

Cowskin

A whip made out of cowhide.

Overseer

The person in charge of the daily work of slaves, often under pressure from the master.

Plantation

An agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor, often relying on slave labor.