American Slavery

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Slavery

When a person is forced to work for someone against their will, usually forever

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Abolitionist

Someone who wanted to end slavery

<p>Someone who wanted to end slavery</p>
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It made a lot of money

One reason slave owners didn't want to end slavery

<p>One reason slave owners didn't want to end slavery</p>
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They believed they were inferior to whites

Why did Americans think it was okay to enslave African Americans?

<p>Why did Americans think it was okay to enslave African Americans?</p>
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Underground Railroad

A secret path to help escaped slaves find freedom

<p>A secret path to help escaped slaves find freedom</p>
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They believed they had the same abilities as whites

One reason abolitionists thought Africans shouldn't be owned

<p>One reason abolitionists thought Africans shouldn't be owned</p>
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Harriet Tubman

One of the main leaders of the Underground Railroad

<p>One of the main leaders of the Underground Railroad</p>
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The North

Where slaves tried to escape to on the Underground Railroad

<p>Where slaves tried to escape to on the Underground Railroad</p>
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The South

The main part of America that owned states

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Nat Turner

The slave who led a violent slave rebellion

<p>The slave who led a violent slave rebellion</p>
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Frederick Douglass

An escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist

<p>An escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist</p>
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Racism

The belief that certain races are better or worse than others

<p>The belief that certain races are better or worse than others</p>
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Dred Scott

A slave who unsuccessfully tried to sue for freedom after going to a free state

<p>A slave who unsuccessfully tried to sue for freedom after going to a free state</p>
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John Brown

A white preacher who led a slave rebellion to try and steal weapons

<p>A white preacher who led a slave rebellion to try and steal weapons</p>
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Slave Codes

Rules that kept slaves from being allowed to read and write, and meet in private

<p>Rules that kept slaves from being allowed to read and write, and meet in private</p>
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Conductors

People who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad

<p>People who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad</p>
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Stations

Places were slaves were hidden on the Underground Railroad

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Missouri Compromise

A deal to make Maine a free state when Missouri was added as a slave state

<p>A deal to make Maine a free state when Missouri was added as a slave state</p>
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Compromise of 1850

A compromise to let the states vote on whether to have slavery

<p>A compromise to let the states vote on whether to have slavery</p>
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Fugitive Slave Law

A law that fined people who didn't help catch slaves

<p>A law that fined people who didn't help catch slaves</p>
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Bleeding Kansas

The first time people were killed in America over slavery

<p>The first time people were killed in America over slavery</p>
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Harper's Ferry

The armory John Brown raided to steal weapons for a slave rebellion

<p>The armory John Brown raided to steal weapons for a slave rebellion</p>
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Terrorist

Someone who kills and causes terror towards religions or countries they hate

<p>Someone who kills and causes terror towards religions or countries they hate</p>
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Martyr

Some who dies for a cause they believe in

<p>Some who dies for a cause they believe in</p>