Due to benchmarks and spring break, we will be discussing these events this week:

Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, and the start of the Civil War

Vocabulary:

Free State-a state that didn’t allow slavery.

Slave State-A state that allowed slavery. 

Emancipation-the freeing of slaves.

Fugitive-a person who is running away from something.

Underground Railroad-a system of secret escape routes for slaves to run to free lands.  Harriet Tubman helped 70 relatives and friends flee the south to safety in the Northern states and Canada. 

Abolitionists-people who opposed slavery and worked to end it.

Equality-equal rights for everyone.

Secede-to leave the Union of the United States.

Confederacy-The 11 Confederate States of America, which included South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina.  

Abraham Lincoln-16th President of the US, from 1861-1865.  He freed the slaves in the Southern states with the Emancipation Proclamation.

On Monday, we will watch this video on the Dred Scott case and discuss the important points of the case:

 

On Tuesday, we will watch this clip about the Underground Railroad and discuss its importance in helping slaves to freedom.