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Why did Dred Scott take his case to court?
He argued that since he once lived on free land (Illinois), he should be granted his freedom.
Did Dred Scott win or lose his case?
He lost.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney said that slaves were not American citizens, and should actually just be considered people's _____________.
property
What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision on the nation?
It made the disagreements over slavery worse and further divided the nation.
Who was the man who led an attack on farmers?
Nat Turner
What did Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm start?
Freedom's Journal, the first newspaper owned and written by African-Americans
Who was the white Northerner who founded the American Anti-Slavery Society?
William Lloyd Garrison
This former slave became famous for his writings and speeches against slavery.
Frederick Douglass
What was the name of the woman who "traveled" up and down the land to preach, speaking out against slavery?
Sojourner Truth
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott fight for?
equality for all Americans (women's rights)
Who was the woman who Abraham Lincoln referred to as "the little lady who started the big war?"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the Underground Railroad?
a system of secret escape routes that led slaves to free lands
What do we call the people who led the runaway slaves from one hiding place to another, usually at night?
conductors
Who was the best-known conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
These people were a constant danger on the Underground Railroad.
slave catchers
