Slavery and the Underground Railroad
1.
middle passage- the journey across the
Atlantic Ocean from the W. coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the
longest part
of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
2.
parliament- the
legislature of Great Britain, made up of the House of Lords and the House of
Commons
3.
abolition- the
legal prohibition and ending of slavery
6.
underground railroad - a system for helping fugitive slaves to escape into Canada or other
places of safety
7.
conductor- a
leader, guide, director; a person who helped slaves travel along the
underground railroad
8.
emancipation- being
freed; liberation
9.
philanthropist- a person who performs charitable
or benevolent actions and has a love of mankind
philanthropist.
11.
advocate- noun: a person who speaks or
writes in support or defense of a person or cause
verb:
to speak for or write in favor of; to recommend publicly
12. activist a person who is a
vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
13.
reform- as a verb: to change to a better
state; improve by alteration,
substitution, abolition
14. 13th amendment- declares slavery as illegal
(1865)
15.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin - is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published
in
1852 and helped to support the abolitionist cause
16.
mutiny- a revolt or rebellion against any authority
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