EverFi 306: Module 1

An 1865 amendment to the US Constitution that forbids slavery and forced labor except, as regards the latter, as punishment for crime.

to do away with something

people who wanted to end slavery in the United States

people who helped fugitive slaves along the way to freedom

slave states that did not secede from the United States Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri

a native or naturalized person who owes loyalty or allegiance to a government and is entitled to its protections

people who helped guide slaves north towards Canada. Harriet Tubman is the most famous

a plant (such as cotton or tobacco) that is grown and can be harvested for profit

to make a difference in treatment or favor based on something other than individual merit

the system by which goods and services are produced, bought, and sold in a region

the freeing of someone from slavery

a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment

The Union included the states of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon. Abraham Lincoln was their President.

the power to do what you want to and not be controlled by another

a person running away to avoid being captured

Canada because fugitive slaves would be safe there

a large area of land where crops are grown and usually with a large, elaborate house on it where the plantation owners and their families live

to forbid something

something that is owned by a person such as land or personal belongings

a person without freedom who is owned by another and is made to work for free

the states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Jefferson Davis was their President.

buying and selling of African American people for profit

included houses, barns, sheds and other buildings where fugitive slaves could safely hide

A network of houses and other places that abolitionists used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or in Canada before the Civil War.