Hw Ids Pg 435-534

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Eamon Barkhordarian 5/12/08 Helsaple 4th period Social Studies

HOMEWORK I.D’S pg.435-534 Harriet Tubman (Mr. Helsaple)- A former slave and conductor for the underground railroad. She helped many people escape from slavery. American Colonization Society (Mr. Helsaple)- A society started by Robert Finley as a way to send African Americans back to Africa. Around 12,000 went back to Liberia. Slave codes (434)- The laws in the Southern states that controlled enslaved people. Life under slavery became even more difficult because the slave codes becoming more severe. Nat Turner (435)- A popular religious leader among his fellow slaves. He was one African American that rebelled openly against his master. In 1831, he led a group of followers on a brief, violent rampage that resulted in the deaths of at least 55 whites. William Lloyd Garrison (530)- An abolitionist. He stimulated the growth of the anti0slavery movement. He was one of the first white abolitionists who called for immediate and complete freeing of enslaved people. Sarah and Angelina Grimke (530)- Among the first woman who spoke out publicly against slavery. They were born in South Carolina to a slaveholding family. They lectured and wrote against slavery. David Walker (531)- A writer of Boston. He was born a free man and published an impassionate argument against slavery challenging African Americans to rebel and overthrow slavery by force. Fredrick Douglass (532)- The most widely known African American abolitionist. He was born enslaved in Maryland. He joined the Massachusetts anti-slavery society. Sojourner Truth (532)- “Belle’s” new name. She escaped and gained official freedom. She supported her family by doing domestic work. Underground Railroad (534)- A network of free African Americans and whites. They helped runaway slaves make their way to freedom. People contributed funds to buy African Americans out of slavery.