My artistic padlet by Taryn Baker

Frederick Douglass

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:53:34 UTC

Frederick Douglass was the most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.

Harriet Tubman

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:53:55 UTC

Harriet Tubman dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. She brought approximately 70 enslaved African Americans to freedom in the north.

Oregon Trail

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:54:49 UTC

Oregon Trail offered fertile land, lots of natural resources, and a chance for a fresh start.

Industrial Revolution

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:55:19 UTC

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system.

Manifest Destiny

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:56:26 UTC

Manifest Destiny “The belief that the United States had a “god-given” right to expand across the entire continent."

Homestead Act of 1862

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:56:50 UTC

Any adult citizen or intended citizen, who had never borne arms (taken up weapons/ fought) against the U.S government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.

Sojourner Truth

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:57:42 UTC

Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

Underground Railroad

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:58:12 UTC

The Undergrounded Railroad was used for enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War. It refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage.

Abolitionist

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:58:28 UTC

An Abolitionist is a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery.

Fugitive Slave Acts

tarynbaker1 — 2024-05-23 16:59:16 UTC

The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.