Slavery

=Slavery=

-Abraham Lincoln--- photo credit WikipediaHarriet Tubman-

Friday March 19 2010
1) Storytime 2) Quilt Codes 3) Make a Quilt
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[|Slavery 6 Word Essay Assignment]
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 * 5 points--The 6 words are relate directly to an aspect of slavery that was learned in class.
 * 5 points--The 6 words tell a "story" of slavery using descriptive words.

1) Slavery Brainstorm 2) Explore underground railroad sites -discuss 3) 6 word essay
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__Underground Railroad__--a network of "stations" (safe houses) and "conductors" (people) who helped slaves escape from Southern slavery to freedom in the North. __Station Masters__- hid runaway slaves in their homes, or stations __Conductors__- people who guided or transported slaves to the next station __Stockholders__- gave money, food, and clothing to fugitive slaves __Baggage/Passengers__- the slaves that were on the Underground Railroad

Henry "box"brown inside his box http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/media_player?mets_filename=evm00000440mets.xml [|The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery]

[|Henry "Box" Brown]

[|Underground Railroad Quilt Code]

Wednesday, March 17
__Slave Codes__- Laws that helped maintain control over slaves __Passive Resistance__ - working as slowly as you can without being beaten, break certain tools, when it was very hot the plow would mysteriously disappear, steal some food, work hard when the overseers watch and slowly when they left


 * The African families were very close knit and extended families were stronger too because they didn't have much of their original family on the plantations
 * Many plantation owners let preachers preach Christianity to the slaves and the slaves became very devout
 * Many slaves escaped because they got the trust of the slave owners like able to walk off the plantation and they just left
 * Christiana Riot. Nat Turner led slaves in a rebellion and killed 57 whites

Tuesday March 16 2010
1-Type 1 Based on your list of 5 things you learned about slavery > Write 3 Questions you still want to find. (3 lines/ 3 minutes) 2- Slavery Video 3- Read "Life Without Freedom" (page 424-426)
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Web style notes from text reading on life of a slave (pp.424-426)

Questions- 1. When was slavery 100% abolished in the US? 2. Did African Americans ever own slaves? 3. What were harsh punishments for the slaves? 4. Did any of the slaves that escaped willingly go back into slavery. 5. Why did we choose Africans as slaves? 6. Where the routes of the Underground Railroad? 7. What were the asking prices of slaves? 8. What happened to slaves that weren't sold? 9. Were there slave owners that bought slaves and set them free?