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underground rail road
Underground Railroad was the term used to describe a network of meeting places secret routes passageways and safe houses used -
Harriet beecher stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin which played a significant role in accelerating the movement to abolish slavery in the United States The book originally was a serial in the anti slavery -
Harriet tubman
Araminta Ross was born in the winter of 1819 or 1820 to Benjamin and Harriet Greene Ross who were slaves on Maryland’s -
missouri compromise.
Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an effort by the US Senate and House of Representatives to maintain a balance of power between the slaveholding states and free states -
Dred scott
Dred Scott was a slave who sought his freedom through the American legal system The 1857 -
raid on harpers ferry
The Harpers Ferry raid conducted by fanatical abolitionist John Brown and 21 followers in October 1859 is considered one of the major events that ultimately led to the American Civil War -
Abraham lincoln,s election
The year 1860 marks a very pivotal time for the United States, namely the election of President Abraham Lincol This marked election is often thought -
slavrey in america
Slavery in America began in the early 17th Century and continued to be practiced for the next 250 years by the colonies and states