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U7.L6 Underground Railroad

#1 - Pathways to Freedom Interactive:  http://pathways.thinkport.org/following/

 

#2 - Video about Harriet Tubman (answer questions in packet after):

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman/videos/harriet-tubman-and-the-underground-railroad

 

#3 - Use the text below to complete the guided notes in your packet

 

Southerners and slavery supporters were furious about a system designed to help slaves escape. They believed anyone involved in the Underground Railroad was a criminal. Thousands of people were employed as “slave catchers” that were paid large rewards for catching fugitive slaves.

 

African-Americans involved in the Underground Railroad risked their lives every moment they were on Southern soil, even if they were a free person in the North. White abolitionists who operated stations along the Underground Railroad risked going to jail and being bankrupted by legal fines.

 

#4 - Complete your exit ticket on Jupiter
 
#5 - If you hve extra time learn about Harriet Tubman being on the $20!  http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/news/10-bill-hamilton-20-tubman/
 
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