The Underground Railroad and Abolitionism (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to the Underground Railroad and abolitionism from the lecture notes.

Underground Railroad

A secret network of safe houses and abolitionists that helped enslaved people escape from the South to the North and Canada; not an actual railroad.

Conductor

A person who guided enslaved people along routes to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman

Famed conductor on the Underground Railroad and abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape to freedom.

Station master

Person who ran a safe house along the Underground Railroad and assisted escaping enslaved people.

Abolitionist

A person who opposes slavery and works to end it.

Abolitionism

The movement to end slavery and abolish the institution.

Frederick Douglass

Escaped enslaved person, leading abolitionist, and author who spoke and wrote for emancipation.

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator, advocating immediate abolition.

Grimké sisters

Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Southern-born abolitionists who moved north, joined reform movements, and aligned with Quaker beliefs.

Quakers

Religious group believing in equality of all people before God and often involved in abolitionist work.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

A famous anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that popularized abolitionist sentiments.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a key abolitionist work.

Elijah P. Lovejoy

Abolitionist newspaper editor who was murdered by a mob, his death amplifying abolitionist voices.

Gag rule

A House of Representatives policy that banned debate on slavery, limiting free discussion.

Sojourner Truth

Former enslaved woman, abolitionist, and advocate for women's rights.

Activist

A person who actively works to bring about social or political change.

Temperance movement

Reform movement aimed at restricting or prohibiting alcohol and promoting moderation.

Women's rights movement

Reform movement seeking equal rights for women, often connected with abolitionism.

Abolitionist newspapers

Newspapers published by abolitionists to spread anti-slavery views and mobilize supporters.

Canada

Northern destination for many Underground Railroad escapees seeking freedom.

Mexico and Caribbean destinations

Some routes extended to Mexico or Caribbean islands as additional paths to freedom.