Chapter+8

 **[|The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery] **  ** __PART I - [|On the Plantation: Life as a Slave] __ ** Read the firsthand account of the young slave on the Kentucky plantation. Then explore the scene and answer: He didn’t want to die a slave. They livedin terrible conditions, small living space, they werent given enough food, They would whip them. ** [|Watch the Slideshow]: Slavery ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">On large ship, they were chained together, given little food and many died from stravation and diease before they even got to America. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They were considered property so they weren’t allowed to get married, they couldn’t read or write, and they couldn’t travel. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because in the south there culture was cotton and they needed someone to work on the plantantions. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 2 - [|Escape! The Underground Railroad] __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Read the firsthand account of the young slave as he escapes on the Underground Railroad. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He used the big dipper and little dipper to find the north star and let it show him the way. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A man told him he travel in the daylight by posing as his slave on a train, he was afraid that he was going to get caught. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The constant fear that he was going to get caught at any moment. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The big dipper/little dipper led to the north star so that they could find there way and moss grows on the north side of trees so they used thatto guuide them. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They were brought back to the plantation and probably whipped to an inch of his life. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** Slideshow: Underground Railroad ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because they had to avoid beign out in the sunlight where they could’ve gotten easily caught and brought back. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">No. They weren’t free because they were fugitives now so they still had to be hidden. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">By foot. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A passenger was <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Well obviously if they said anything about it then the white people would catch on and everyone who helped would be thrown in jail. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 3 – Reaching Safety: Heroes for the Cause __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because he was white. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">No, he’s considered a fugitive. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They could publish newspapaer articles against slavery. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Slideshow: Abolitionists  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">People who were anti-slavery and helped on the Underground Railroad. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because they were helping fugitives so they could go to jail. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Obviously Harriet Tubman who helped slaves to the North. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 4: Almost Free: Life in the North __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He didn’t know if theywould turn him in. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Yes, because there were plenty of other fugitives who had been through what they had been through. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Well it was his first time ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Final Activity: [|Tell the Story] **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What are some of the main reasons Walter would want to escape the plantation?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Describe the slaves' living quarters.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What could happen if a slave showed up late to the fields?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l18 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How and from where were the first slaves brought to America?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What did it mean to be a slave?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was slavery so important to the South's economy?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did Walter find his way?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What challenges did he face?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo9; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was his biggest fear?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Name two ways slaves knew which direction to travel.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo11; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What happened if a runaway slave was caught?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo12; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so dangerous for slaves to escape?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l19 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Were slaves free once they got off the plantation? Why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo14; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did most fugitives travel?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo15; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the difference between a passenger, a conductor, and a stationmaster on the Underground Railroad?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo16; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so important to keep the work of the Underground Railroad hidden?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo17; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was Walter so afraid of John at first?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo18; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Is Walter free in Ohio? Why or why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo19; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why were newspapers important to the abolitionists?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo20; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Who were the abolitionists?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo21; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so dangerous for those who worked on the Underground Railroad?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo22; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Name one famous abolitionist and describe what he or she did to fight against slavery.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo23; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it difficult for Walter to trust the people he met?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l24 level1 lfo24; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Do you think fugitives felt welcome in northern cities? Why or why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo25; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why do you think Harriet Tubman felt like "a stranger in a strange land"?