The Escape and rebellion of slavery

Daisey SandovalW. Stiern Middle School

Ms. Marshall2009-2010

HSS 8.9.6

Slave Rebellions• Slave rebellions and

escapes started in 1663 and led up to the Civil War.

• There were a lot of slave escapes too, They were very rare but did cause problems.

Slave Rebellions• Ways to rebel were to

work slower or runaway for a few days.

• People against slavery were called abolitionist.

Abolitionist• Abolitionist were people that were against slavery.

• These people would further their cause by going on speaking tours or wrote pamphlets and newspaper articles.

Abolitionist• Some of the most important abolitionist were Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner.

• Abolitionist were also against laws like the Fugitive Slave Law.

Slave Escapes

• Some slaves would rebel by escaping.

• Some would escape temporarily and others would try to escape permanently.

• Most slaves that would try to escape permanently would be caught and punished.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

• Harriet Tubman was known as Moses because she was the most daring conductor.

• She made her way north through the Underground Railroad.

• In 1848 she decided to try to escape her plantation.

Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

• She made 19 secret trips to the south and rescued more than 300 slaves and her family.

• The Underground Railroad started around 1787 and was an organized system for hiding and aiding fugitive slaves.

• There was 14 various routes to the northern states.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

• About 3000 people worked on the Underground Railroad

• By 1850 escaped slaves had made their way to the North through this railroad.

• There was 14 various routes the northern states.

• About 3000 people worked on the Underground Railroad worked on this by 1850.

Nat Turner and Nat Turner’s Rebellion

» Nat Turner was a slave from Virginia who god told to end slavery.

» He was caught and took to trail and before his trail he expressed that his revolt was justified and worth his death.

» Executed on November 11, 1831.

Nat Turner and Nat Turner’s Rebellion

• The most violent slave revolt in the U.S in 1831.

• Killed about 60 white people in their community.

• More than 100 innocent slaves who weren't part of the Turners group were killed.

Fugitive Slave Law

• In This law was passed in 1850 by Congress.

• It stated that any federal marshal who didn’t arrest a runaway slave could be fined $1000.

• It also stated that any person giving any form of assistance to these fugitive slaves was liable to 6 months prison and a $1000 fine.

• Officers capturing a fugitive slave was entitled a fee and this encouraged officers to kidnap free African Americans.

Bibliography

• http://www.Spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk• http://www.theblacksphere.net• http://www.chingaso.net• http://media-2.web.britannica.com• Deverell William., White Deborah. United States History

Independence to 1914. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006.