Who said this? What does it Who said this? What does it mean?mean?

““I never ran my train off the I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a track and I never lost a passenger.passenger.””

Life Under SlaveryLife Under Slavery

EQ: What was life like for EQ: What was life like for slaves?slaves?

Slave ShipsSlave Ships

New Vocabulary WordsNew Vocabulary Words

Slave codes – laws that shaped the day to day Slave codes – laws that shaped the day to day life of enslaved peoplelife of enslaved people

Overseers – people hired by slave owners to Overseers – people hired by slave owners to watch the slaves as they worked and punish watch the slaves as they worked and punish them if they fell behindthem if they fell behind

Underground Railroad – system of escape Underground Railroad – system of escape routes slaves followed to lead them to routes slaves followed to lead them to freedomfreedom

Conductors – members of the Underground Conductors – members of the Underground Railroad that helped lead the slaves to Railroad that helped lead the slaves to freedomfreedom

Life under SlaveryLife under Slavery

Most slaves were not allowed to learn Most slaves were not allowed to learn to read or writeto read or write

They could not leave their ownerThey could not leave their owner’’s s land, meet in groups, buy or sell land, meet in groups, buy or sell goodsgoods

Families were broken upFamilies were broken up Punishments were hard, working days Punishments were hard, working days

were longwere long

SpiritualsSpirituals

““Swing Low, Sweet ChariotSwing Low, Sweet Chariot”” ““Got one mind for the boss to see. Got one mind for the boss to see.

Got another mind for what I know is Got another mind for what I know is me.me.””

Helped to give slaves the strength Helped to give slaves the strength they needed to survive hardships of they needed to survive hardships of lifelife

Fighting BackFighting Back

Quiet ways – breaking tools, left Quiet ways – breaking tools, left gates open so that farm animals gates open so that farm animals could escape, let boats drift away, could escape, let boats drift away, hid household goods, acted like they hid household goods, acted like they didndidn’’t understand, made things look t understand, made things look like an accidentlike an accident

Dangerous ways – rebelled and Dangerous ways – rebelled and fought back, usually ended in deathfought back, usually ended in death

A Whipped Slave in the A Whipped Slave in the 1860s1860s

Famous RebellionsFamous Rebellions

Nat Turner – slave who led a revolt killing Nat Turner – slave who led a revolt killing 57 people including his owner and owner57 people including his owner and owner ’’s s family; slave owners killed more than 100 family; slave owners killed more than 100 slaves ending the rebellion, Turner was slaves ending the rebellion, Turner was caught, put on trial, and hangedcaught, put on trial, and hanged

John Brown – white abolitionist who seized John Brown – white abolitionist who seized a government storehouse in Harpers Ferry a government storehouse in Harpers Ferry that was filled with guns; he was caught, that was filled with guns; he was caught, put on trial, and hangedput on trial, and hanged

JohnJohn

BrownBrown

What else can slaves do?What else can slaves do?

Run away!!! Head up north towards Run away!!! Head up north towards freedomfreedom

Hide in forests, swamps, and Hide in forests, swamps, and mountainsmountains

Some Indian people took them inSome Indian people took them in Some slaves bought their freedomSome slaves bought their freedom Others used the Underground RailroadOthers used the Underground Railroad

Famous PeopleFamous People

Harriet Tubman – most famous conductor of the Harriet Tubman – most famous conductor of the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

She was unable to read or writeShe was unable to read or write Led slave groups at night feeding them berries or Led slave groups at night feeding them berries or

nutsnuts Threatened to shoot the ones who became Threatened to shoot the ones who became

frightened and wanted to turn backfrightened and wanted to turn back Made 19 trips in ten years leading over 300 Made 19 trips in ten years leading over 300

slaves to freedomslaves to freedom ““On my underground railroad I never ran my train On my underground railroad I never ran my train

off the track. And I never lost a passenger.off the track. And I never lost a passenger.””

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman