Be Prepared!!

Pick up a packet from the side table

NORTH STAR

Reading; Writing; Sewing; Watching her children through a small hole.

Tobacco plants exhausted the soil. Need for Slave labor diminished

4: Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas

Slavery outlawed

Slavery allowed…

4 Slave states added

(LA, AR, MS, AL)

Opinions!

X50!

Profitable

Tobacco

Slave Auctions

Invasion of space and bodies

The fear of being separated from their children

Some were forced to March

People were depressed and vengeful. “There was a lot of loss.”

Give me some answers!

14. While the South was expanding slavery, what was the North doing regarding slavery?

15. By 1840, the value of ____________________ exports was greater than all of the nations other exports combined!

16. Where does Prof. Horton say the richest/wealthiest location in the U.S. at this time?

17. As the value of cotton increased, enslaved people became even more valuable. What did this cause slave traders to begin doing in the North?

Abducting/kidnapping free African-Americans

Abolishing Slavery: Nation was dividing

Along the Mississippi River

Cotton

Chained in a slave pen in Washington D.C.

America is a nation dedicated to human freedom. But humans are being sold into

slavery in the country’s capital.

contradiction

Made them terrible people

Punished by being whipped

Sun up to sun down.If a full moon, worked into the night

Owned enslaved people

Textile industries flourished in New England from cotton

Insurance companies, insured slaves as property

Wall Street firms were middlemen in cotton trade

Whipped for 2 hours. Had a bucket of salt water thrown on his wounds.

Be Prepared!!

Pick up a packet from the side table

NORTH STAR

Free vs. Slave States

What I Know

Directions:

Read the brief synopsis of Harriet Tubman’s life. Highlight any information you didn’t know prior to the reading or that stands out to you as important and note worthy.

Harriet Tubman - A worker on the Underground Railroad, made 19

trips to the South

The Underground Railroad was formed in the early 19th century, and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had

escaped via the "Railroad". British North America, where slavery was prohibited, was a popular destination

The Underground Railroad had stations in Horsham, Upper Moreland, Montgomery and Abington in Montgomery County and Solesbury, Quakertown,

Doylestown, Yardley, Newtown and Buckingham in Bucks

In Our Own Backyard…

Montgomery County was one of the strongest links in the

Underground Railroad because of active anti-slavery groups

like the Quakers.

Johnson House - Germantown

Slaves seeking refuge along the route needed to know whether a house was safe. One of the most common signals of safety was the statue of a black jockey with a red

cap. Conductors on the Underground Railroad would place U.S. flags or lighted lanterns in the statue's hands to signify that it was safe to enter. The absence of a flag or lantern meant slaves should wait

or move on to the next depot. Green ribbons were also tied to the arms of the statue to indicate safety; red

ribbons meant to keep going.

Stations hid slaves in

various spots

Each pattern represented a different meaning. Some of the most common were “North Star”, which slaves followed to the North, “Wagon Wheel”, which meant it was time to pack their provisions for the journey, and “Crossroads”,

which indicated there was a major city ahead. Quilts slung over a fence or windowsill, seemingly to air, passed on the necessary information to knowing

slaves. Quilts hung out to air was a common sight on a plantation, neither the plantation owner nor the overseer would notice anything suspicious. It was all

part of a day’s work for the slaves.

NORTH STAR Quilt WAGON WHEEL Quilt CROSSROADS Quilt

Directions:

Using the textbook (p.441), your notes, and any outside resources, draw a ten panel cartoon

depicting Harriet Tubman and her involvement in the Underground Railroad and/or Abolition.

10 panels (and you must use a ruler!)

No stick figures! (I have some rudimentary drawing tips we’ll review in class …)

60 words of text (narration, dialogue, etc.) that helps explain your topic (use pgs. 441, 442 & 446)

Cartoon should be drawn on the back of this page

Identify ___ specific facts/pieces of information your cartoon TEACHES