Set: Chapter 1: A Divided Nation: Lessons 1 & 2

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David WalkerAbolitionist who wrote a pamphlet in 1829 urging slaves to rebel.
sectionalismLoyalty to a part of a country rather than to the country itself.
Southampton Countyin Virginia, location of Nat Turner's slave rebellion in 1831
New HavenCity in southern Connecticut, site of the trial of Africans who in 1839 took control of the Spanish slave ship Amistad.
Nat TurnerLeader of an 1831 slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia.
Joseph CinqueWest African captive who led the 1839 slave revolt on the Spanish slave ship Amistad and was allowed by the Supreme Court to return home to Africa.
Harriet TubmanAbolitionist who escaped from slavery in about 1849 and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad; she led more than 300 people to freedom.
Levi CoffinWhite teacher who became conductor on the Underground Railroad; married to Catherine Coffin.
Catherine CoffinConductor on the Underground Railroad who, with her husband, Levi Coffin, helped more than 2,000 people escape from slavery to freedom.
slave codeLaws designed to control the behavior of enslaved people.
Underground RailroadOrganized system of secret routes used by people escaping slavery that led from the South to the North or Canada.

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Created August 18, 2009
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Subject 6th grade social studies
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  1. Nat Turner Leader of an 1831 slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. - 1 miss
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