The best hope for escaped slaves was the legendary UNDERGROUND Railroad. What role did Harriet Tubman have on escaped slaves? Conductor on the Underground Railroad; Considered Escaped slave herself, who came back to the south to help others escape. $40,000 reward was placed on her head. One of America’s first Civil Rights activists. 60,000 slaves escaped = $50million loss What impact did the novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, have on the country? Second most sold book of the 1800’s (Bible - #1), Anti-slavery novel, appeals to women; exposes the horrors of slavery Bleeding Kansas 200 dead – John Brown was considered a hero in North, but a TERRORIST in the South Nov. 6th, 1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN elected President. He is considered an enemy to the South. – Dec. 20th, 1860 SOUTH CAROLINA(state) leaves the union, 10 other soon follow – Feb. 1861 the Confederate States of America is born – Confederate Army = 800,000# of troops; Union Army = 2,500,000# of troops
The best hope for escaped slaves was the legendary UNDERGROUND Railroad. What role did Harriet Tubman have on escaped slaves? Conductor on the Underground Railroad; Considered Escaped slave herself, who came back to the south to help others escape. $40,000 reward was placed on her head. One of America’s first Civil Rights activists. 60,000 slaves escaped = $50million loss What impact did the novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, have on the country? Second most sold book of the 1800’s (Bible - #1), Anti-slavery novel, appeals to women; exposes the horrors of slavery Bleeding Kansas – 200 dead John Brown was considered a hero in North, but a TERRORIST in the South Nov. 6th, 1860 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN elected President. He is considered an enemy to the South. Dec. 20th, 1860 – SOUTH CAROLINA(state) leaves the union, 10 other soon follow Feb. 1861 – the Confederate States of America is born Confederate Army = 800,000# of troops; Union Army = 2,500,000# of troops
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