the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
the underground railroad - Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
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Glossary<br />
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Abolitionist: someone who wanted slavery to end<br />
Agent: an individual who helped an escaped slave along <strong>the</strong> Underground Railroad<br />
Baggage: a freedom seeker<br />
Bundles of Wood: fugitives to be expected<br />
Conductor/Agent: an individual who helped an escaped slave along <strong>the</strong> Underground<br />
Railroad<br />
Drinking Gourd: refers to <strong>the</strong> Big Dipper, which includes <strong>the</strong> North Star. The<br />
“drinking gourd” guided freedom seekers as <strong>the</strong>y travelled to freedom.<br />
Freedom Seeker: an escaped slave who risked life and limb to travel North to<br />
freedom<br />
Freedom Train: The Underground Railroad<br />
Fugitive: a runaway slave<br />
Fugitive Slave Act 1850: passed by <strong>the</strong> United States Congress to provide for <strong>the</strong><br />
return of slaves who escaped…<strong>the</strong> law punished those who helped runaway slaves.<br />
Moses: Harriet Tubman, a “conductor” who aided escaping slaves and was a former<br />
slave<br />
North Star: <strong>the</strong> star known as “Polaris” which escaped slaves relied on as <strong>the</strong>ir main<br />
navigational tool to freedom<br />
Passengers/Freight/Cargo: a freedom seeker, an escaped slave<br />
River Jordan: The Mississippi or <strong>the</strong> Ohio River<br />
Shepherds: people who escorted freedom seekers
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