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 **[|The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery] **  ** __PART I - [|On the Plantation: Life as a Slave] __ ** Read the firsthand account of the young slave on the Kentucky plantation. Then explore the scene and answer: Some of the reasons that walter wants to escape is because he has no good place to live in, he cant do anything fun because he works morning to night. Also he feels bad for all those that he has to see working like a slave. They were reallysmall and dusty. It only had old hay bed and it has no door so no privacy and it was wooden. They would get a really harsh punishment. ** [|Watch the Slideshow]: Slavery ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">africa <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">You have no rights <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Beacause they did all the work. ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 2 - [|Escape! The Underground Railroad] __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Read the firsthand account of the young slave as he escapes on the Underground Railroad. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He used the stars to guide him and after the ohio river men would help him. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dogs running after him, no food, and tired. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">That they will find his masters. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They used the stars and the birds. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They were beat up until they bled <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** Slideshow: Underground Railroad ** ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Part 3 – Reaching Safety: Heroes for the Cause __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Becausae he was white. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">No not really because there are still some restrictions. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Because it told bthe daily news.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What are some of the main reasons Walter would want to escape the plantation?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Describe the slaves' living quarters.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l18 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What could happen if a slave showed up late to the fields?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How and from where were the first slaves brought to America?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What did it mean to be a slave?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was slavery so important to the South's economy?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo7; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did Walter find his way?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What challenges did he face?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo9; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was his biggest fear?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Name two ways slaves knew which direction to travled.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo11; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What happened if a runaway slave was caught?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo12; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so dangerous for slaves to escape?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Were slaves free once they got off the plantation? Why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo14; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How did most fugitives travel?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo15; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the difference between a passenger, a conductor, and a stationmaster on the Underground Railroad?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo16; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was it so important to keep the work of the Underground Railroad hidden?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo17; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why was Walter so afraid of John at first?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo18; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Is Walter free in Ohio? Why or why not?
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo19; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why were newspapers important to the abolitionists?