SS U4T4 Slavery, Civil war, Abolition

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What did abolitionists want to do with slavery?

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abolish it

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What does it mean to secede?

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to break away from a group

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What is a war between people who live in the same country?

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civil war

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What is emancipation?

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the act of setting or being set free

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What did Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth have in common? (select 3 answers) Both escaped slavery, Both wrote books about their lives as slaves, Both were born free, Both traveled the country speaking against slavery, Both traveled the country supporting slavery

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Both traveled the country speaking against slavery.

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What was the underground railroad?

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A network of people who helped transport escaped slaves to free states.

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The Underground Railroad was given its name because it was a ______ way of transporting escaped slaves to free states.

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secret

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Which abolitionist was part of the underground railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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How did Abraham Lincoln feel about slavery?

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He spoke out against it

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What caused United States to have a Civil War?

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The North and South disagreed over slavery