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bhsdb  **[|The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery] **  ** __PART I - [|On the Plantation: Life as a Slave] __ ** Read the firsthand account of the young slave on the Kentucky plantation. Then explore the scene and answer:  He has to work really hard and doesn’t get paid. - Describe the slaves' living quarters. He lives in a small wooden cabin with another family. They would get beaten. ** [|Watch the Slideshow]: Slavery **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">From Africa in the 1500s <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">You had no freedom, and you were treated as property. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They had people working in the farms for free. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 2 - [|Escape! The Underground Railroad] __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Read the firsthand account of the young slave as he escapes on the Underground Railroad. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He used the North star. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Being seen, finding food, hiding at night. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The north star, and the birds. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He was beaten. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** Slideshow: Underground Railroad ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They would be beaten if they were seen. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">No, slave catchers were looking for them. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In the underground railroad. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A passenger is someone who is riding the train, a conducter drives it. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">So no one would find the slaves and the people helping them wouldn’t get caught ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 3 – Reaching Safety: Heroes for the Cause __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because he’s white. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">No because there are laws against him being there. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They wrote in them about anti slavery. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Slideshow: Abolitionists  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The people against slavery. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">It was illegal to help the slaves <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">William Still, he kept records of the Underground Railroad. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 4: Almost Free: Life in the North __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Final Activity: [|Tell the Story] **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What are some of the main reasons Walter would want to escape the plantation?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What could happen if a slave showed up late to the fields?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How and from where were the first slaves brought to America?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What did it mean to be a slave?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was slavery so important to the South's economy?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did Walter find his way?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What challenges did he face?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo8; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was his biggest fear?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l19 level1 lfo9; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Name two ways slaves knew which direction to travel.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What happened if a runaway slave was caught?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo11; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so dangerous for slaves to escape?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l18 level1 lfo12; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Were slaves free once they got off the plantation? Why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did most fugitives travel?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo14; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the difference between a passenger, a conductor, and a stationmaster on the Underground Railroad?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo15; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so important to keep the work of the Underground Railroad hidden?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo16; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was Walter so afraid of John at first?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo17; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Is Walter free in Ohio? Why or why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo18; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why were newspapers important to the abolitionists?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo19; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Who were the abolitionists?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo20; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so dangerous for those who worked on the Underground Railroad?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo21; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Name one famous abolitionist and describe what he or she did to fight against slavery.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo22; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it difficult for Walter to trust the people he met?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo23; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Do you think fugitives felt welcome in northern cities? Why or why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo24; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why do you think Harriet Tubman felt like "a stranger in a strange land"?