Abolitionists

People who work to try to end slavery

• Suffragists

• Abolitionists

• Reformers

The law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners in the South

• Runaway Slave Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Fugitive Slave Amendment

• Convict Slave Act

States that allowed slavery

• Free States

• Slave States

Underground Railroad

• a railroad that ran underground leading slaves to Free States

• the network where people bought and sold slaves

• a series of escape routes and safe houses leading to the Free States

• a train with secret holding bays for runaway slaves to reach the North

How did Harriet Tubman contribute to the "abolitionist" movement?

• led a rebellion that killed over 60 people

• armed slaves for them to fight back against their owners

• led over 300 slaves to freedom

• educated slaves on the dangers of slavery and why they should rebel

How did Nat Turner contribute to the "abolitionist" movement?

• Ran for President on the idea of making slavery illegal

• Led a rebellion killing over 60 people

• Gave many speeches to people on why slavery is wrong

• Burned a copy of the US Constitution in protest of slaver

Harriet Tubman never lost a passenger to death or arrest on the Underground Railroad

• True

• False

Which law does this poster refer to?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Plantation Act

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Runaway Slave Act