| The North Star |
| #1 |
Tell me about the daily life of the enslaved. |
Work from sunrise to sunset, return to crowded slave quarters where many people slept on the floor or straw mattresses, beatings if work was not done properly, little to eat, had to do whatever the master said |
| #2 |
What was the Underground Railroad? |
Network of secret routes and safe houses established to aid slaves escaping slavery |
| #3 |
T or F? Slave owning was concentrated in the mountain region of NC. |
F |
| #4 |
Approximately how many slaves were transported to the Americas between 1500 and 1800? |
10 million |
| #5 |
What was an abolitionist? Give the names of two. |
A person who wanted to end slavery. William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| Crafting? |
| #1 |
What does it mean to craft something? |
To create something using personal resources |
| #2 |
Why is George Moses Horton considered a freedom crafter? |
born a slave, taught himself to read and write, wrote books and poems, sold poems to UNC students |
| #3 |
Why is Elizabeth Keckly considered a freedom crafter? |
born a slave, suffered abuse, nurtured her sewing talent, saved money, opened her own tailor shop, became the personal seamstress to the First Lady (Lincoln) |
| #4 |
Why is Henry "Box" Brown considered a freedom crafter? |
born a slave, emotionally damaged as a child by the institution, watched as his family was sold, escaped in a shipping crate, tobacconist and orator |
| #5 |
What are the 5 features of enslaved entrepreneurship? |
Growing up in Poverty, Urgency and Stress, Self Agency, Opportunity, and Pursuit |
| Social Change |
| #1 |
T or F? Slavery provided monetary gain for slave owners. |
T |
| #2 |
Which part of Africa did most of the slaves arrive from? |
West Africa |
| #3 |
How did the election of Andrew Jackson change America? |
Indian Removal, new lands available for white occupancy/lack of sovereignty for Native Americans |
| #4 |
What kind of impact did slavery have on America during the mid 19th century? |
fed abolitionist movement, creation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", created the Underground Railroad, enforced racism, created a larger divide between the wealthy and the poor, created political problems regarding the spread of slavery... |
| #5 |
What kind of impact did Harriet Tubman have on America during this time? |
Saved over 300 from enslavement, greatest conductor on the "Railroad", took care of the old and sick in her later life, served as a spy for the Union Army |
