Underground Railroad

master thought she drowned but no she survived. Her master's name was Giden. She got in the back of a cart and rode till she could get to freedom and she arrived at the border to Pennsylvania. There she was, free. She meets an officer of the underground railroad corporation…

men as any other man. Each cause had their own ways to make changes whether it be protesting or having meetings and speeches. There were specific organizations that were out to help slaves such as the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a safe haven for runaway slaves it was underground and a way to escape to the north. Women had certain leaders speaking out for them for instance Harriet Tubman not only fought for women’s rights she also fought for the slaves. There were multiple…

Philadelphia” there, she met William Still, a black man who was known as the conductor of what was referred to as the underground railroad(Marszalek). Harriet was nicknamed Moses because though she was a fugitive slave herself, she still helped rescuing slaves and lead them to freedom through the Underground Railroad that she helped create along side William. What the Underground Railroad was, was a a group of abolitionists, Quakers, and other sympathetic black and white people had established…

his antislavery newspaper The Liberator; and Frederick Douglass, a former slave and an abolitionist, helped William Lloyd Garrison publish this newspaper. A key figure in hiding runaway slaves was Harriet Tubman; she worked with the Underground Railroad. This "railroad" was a system of…

The United States was divided between north and south before their separation and the beginning of the civil war. The Southern states that comprised during the Civil War were South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, and North Carolina. These states wanted their own democracy on keeping their slaves and their power. Slaves were in high demand in these plantations and most of them were African Americans. Owners in these states could not stand…

Axel Araya Professor: Sheryl Crawford 16 Nov 2017 Uncle Tom´s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book against slavery, in which slaves are control over masters. Some masters treat their slaves well. However, slave trade is one of many things that masters do with them in order to reduce or pay a debt, a number of slaves might get a chance to escape to another country or state where slavery is prohibit, some of them might be able to leave and stay in safe houses, and if a slave escaped, the master would…

Harriet Tubman Davis became such an amazing inspiration to people all over the United States and still is to this day. She grew up to be one of the most famous conductors for the underground railroad. This involved leading the slaves from the South to the North, where they could escape to freedom. Many of the troubles she faced throughout her life only made her a better person. Harriet Tubman faced many difficult obstacles. When she was a little girl she was struck in the head with a heavy lead…

bounty hunters the legal power to capture and return fugitives to their masters. Even free black people were sometimes captured and taken south. Abolitionists, most notably Quakers, created “liberty lines,” a system of escape routes called the Underground Railroad, that assisted fugitive slaves on their way north. Because of the severe legal penalties for assisting fugitives, the movement was shrouded in secrecy. Those who provided safe houses were called stationmasters; those who transported…

There are several inventions that have changed the world but one invention is often forgot about: Railroads. Railroads are interesting to study according to the following information: struggles before the railroads were built, the invention of it, struggles with it and its fixes, the Transcontinental Railroads, modern day trains and tracks, and how the railroads shaped Texas. Before the railroads were invented there were numerous struggles everyday. It was very hard to transport or sell goods.…

Fatal error! Harriet Tubman helped save over three hundred men and women, who were slaves, get to freedom by traveling through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was an extremely important person who risked her life for countless people. She traveled in all sorts of harsh conditions just to bring those she loved, and plenty more, to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a very important progressive woman who changed our society greatly by standing up for what's right, helping others when she didn’t…