the u nderground railroad
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THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD Created by Allison Duquaine and
Desirae Bombay-Klyce
SUMMARY OF EVENT Slavery was a horrible
thing . Being a slave meant you were a black person who didn’t get paid, didn’t get a lot of food, and couldn’t get married. They did not have any rights or freedoms. Slavery started around 1619 and ended in 1863. The Underground Railroad was started so slaves could escape. Slaves escaped to a better life and freedom.
WHEN? 1849-Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery
The Underground Railroad was most active from 1850-1860
1864-The Underground Railroad ended
WHERE? Harriet Tubman
escaped from a plantation in Maryland
The Underground Railroad went North to freedom
The Underground Railroad went from the American south to Canada
WHO WAS INVOLVED? Over 100,000 slaves
made it to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman “Moses” was the most famous conductor
Blacks, whites, men, women, slave states, free states, and Quakers helped on the Underground Railroad
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE? To escape slavery To end slavery
ADDITIONAL FACTS Moses was born in 1820
Moses worked as a slave from age 6 to 16
Moses died in 1913
OUTCOME Slaves were free The Civil War started
CREATED BY: ALLISON DUQUAINE AND DESIRAE BOMBAY-KLYCE