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J64- React to the “Tice Davids”(p51) incident OR the “Nat Turner”(p54) incident…   1/2 page J65- If you were a slave in the 1850’s, would you have attempted to escape using the Underground Railroad? There were many risks they had to take into consideration… J66- What are you doing during spring break? (Besides wishing you were in Ms. K’s class, of course!) 1 page

Harriet Tubman Vocabulary 2:

1. Quakers– a religious group, many felt it was their duty to help slaves escape freedom.
2. Safe house– a place where runaway slaves could find food and shelter. Also known as a “station.”
3. Overseer– a person who directed the work of slaves on a plantation.
4. Emancipation– to free from slavery.
5. Civil War– a war fought from 1861-1865 between the northern and southern states that brought about the abolition of slavery.
6. Spirituals– religious songs sung by slaves to lift their spirits and relay information.
7. Insurrection– the act or an instance of open revolt or violent uprising against civil authority or a constituted government.
8. Meager– lacking in quantity or quality. Lean or thin.
9. Perilous– full of danger or risk. Exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin.
10. Incomprehensible– not capable of being understood.
11. Instill– to supply gradually, usually referring to education or information.
12. Eloquence– ability to speak forcefully and persuasively, and often in pleasing way.
13. Dispel– to drive away

1. Anarchy
2. Imprudent
3. Impersonate
4. Incognito
5. Negligent
6. Anesthesia
7. Immobilize
8. Impatiently
9. Indecisive
10. Negative
11. Anemia
12. Immaculate
13. Inaccurate
14. Invalid
15. Nonchalant
16. Anonymous
17. Impromptu
18. Neglect
19. Nonexistent
20. Inactive

J62- If you could go back in time and give advice to any historical figure, who would it be and what would your advice be? J63- “…ideas are contagious–particularly ideas that concern the rights of man.” (p.29) *1/2 page response

Vocabulary 1- Harriet Tubman

1. Abolitionist- a person in favor of abolishing (getting rid of) slavery.
2. Slavery- a system based on enslaved labor; the state of being owned or dominated.
3. Underground railroad- A secret network of cooperation whereby slaves were helped to reach the North or Canada, where they could be free.
4. Plantation– an agricultural estate (large farm) cared for by laborers.
5. Bounty hunters – people being paid to hunt for runaway slaves and return them to their masters
6. Conscience – the sense or character that gives a person the feeling to do right or good
7. Derogatory – negative
8. Fugitives – people running away from something illegally
9. Stamina – endurance
10. Terrain – a piece of land or geographical area

Spelling 16 1. coauthor 2. collateral 3. copilot 4. symptom 5. synagogue 6. coexist 7. coordinate 8. syllable 9. synchroniz 10. coherent 11. cooperative 12. symphonic 13. synthesis 14. syncopate 15. coincide 16. symbolize 17. symposium 18. syntax 19. syllabus 20. symmetry

J59: Abolitionists who ran the Underground Railroad system were following their personal beliefs instead of the country’s laws. What would your level of involvement with the Underground Railroad been if you lived at this time? J60: “One of the sad dispirited slaves said that freedom lay only in death.” (p.7) -React to this quote from the book. 1/2 page. J61: Throughout history, people have used passive and nonviolent disobedience to protest laws and enact change. In your opinion, is civil disobedience ever justified? Why or why not?