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Vocabulary Wordsabolitionist: someone who is against slavery
safe house: a house that cares for slaves secretly manufacture: making things with machines and factories |
The Second Awakening The second awakening was the same as the first it was about religion. More people in the north were disagreeing with slavery because it said that God made every man equal. The more slaves there were in the states the more abolitionists there were. A group of abolitionists and escaped slaves created a secret chain of safe houses in the north to hide runaway slaves, it was called the Underground Railroad. They would sing songs that gave hints to where they were all going. In the songs they would use observations and objects to describe the travel.
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Economic Differences
The Northern States were economically strong because they manufactured many important items for trade. They would make furniture, clothes, and many other useful items. Most people that lived in the northern states were wealthy.
The Southern States had a very poor economy because it was based on the crops the slaves would harvest. If all the slaves were gone they would have no economy at all because there would be no workers. With no labor there would be no crops. |
Inventions
Famous People of Slavery
Harriet Tubman
Harriet was one of the Underground Railroad's conductors. She was also a runaway slave from Maryland. Based on her history with her slave owners she left and fought for freedom for not just her but for other slaves.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet was the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." She met President Abraham Lincoln and he said to her: "So you are the little woman that wrote that book that started this great war." She made sure people knew what "real slavery" was.
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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner didn't have an education, but that didn't stop her of writing speeches. She was a runaway slave that went to the Northern States to speak out against slavery.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick was a runaway slave. He went to Europe and the Northern states to speak out against slavery. He was a peaceful speaker.
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John Brown
John was a god fearing person. He said it was God's will to end slavery, so he traveled throughout The United States speaking against it. He was willing to do anything to get what he wanted, and said he would use violence if he had to.
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