- Before the Emancipation Proclamation, what was Lincoln’s original plan for slaves?
- Name 3 ways in which slavers tortured their slaves.
- Kidnapping African-Americans became an industry of its own in the 1800s. Why? Name two people who we have discussed who were kidnapped in this way.
- Identify the general migration pattern of run-away slaves by naming 4 places that slaves escaped to.
- What is Frederick Douglass famous for? Identify and explain at least 3 things.
- How were Frederick Douglass and the Crafts alike? Name at least 4 similarities.
- Who was William Sill? What was his goal?
- Why would a slaver capture someone as young as John Jea?
- Name 5 different ways in which slaves procured their freedom.
- Oloudah Equiano's masters taught him to read and write, but most other slave owners did not. Why might slavers not want slaves like Oloudah Equiano to read or write?
- Extra Credit: When was slavery introduced to the US? Approximately how many people were kidnapped from Africa into the slave trade?