The+Struggle+for+Freedom

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**Summary of the Underground Railroad** The Underground Railroad’s main cause was to help slaves escape to the north. The Majority of the people that helped where Quakers. By the end of the Civil War there where over 3,000 people helping the Underground Railroad. But not all of the People where Quakers, there where a few escaped slaves that came back to help their friends, family, and just slaves. Some of the most famous people where actually slaves that had escaped. Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous. She helped over 700 people escape to freedom. Salmon Chase contributed by giving legal help to slaves that where captured and put on trial. He helped many slaves get a lower sentence than was standard.

The white people that helped the slaves had to be very brave people. They could have been punished severely. They where fined, beaten, or even killed. In the case of Thomas garret, he was fined so badly that he had almost nothing left. And yet he still helped slaves on their way to freedom  Explanation of our Power Point. ** For our presentation we will be doing a power point about the Underground Railroad. We will tell you about the person who started the Underground Railroad, about some famous conductors, and escapees. We will also show some of the more popular routes to freedom. Study Guide · Harriet Tubman- she helped around 700 Slaves escape slavery. · Isaac T. Hooper- the man credited for starting the Underground Railroad. · Garret Smith-A man that used his wealth to set up whole communities for escaped slaves · Underground Railroad-a trail of “Conductors” who helped escaped slaves · Conductor- somebody that helped the underground railroad · Drinking Gourd- a code name for the big dipper · The slaves had secret was of communicating with each other. · Lanterns- a lantern was the signal that a home was available for the slave to stay at · Quilts- Another way for the slaves to communicate was with their quilts, they would often sew intricate patterns into them as different signals · Song- the plantation owners often asked their slaves to sing religious songs, the slave would take advantage of this and use songs that had a double meaning.
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