| Term | Definition |
| abolitionist | A person who wanted to end slavery |
| civil rights | Rights protected by law |
| conductor | A person who helped people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad |
| conscience | An inner sense of right and wrong |
| enslaved | Forced to work without pay |
| expression | The ability to speak or write |
| freedom | Not being controlled by someone else |
| justice | Equal treatment under the law |
| liberty | Freedom |
| prejudice | A strong feeling or opinion formed unfairly or without knowing all the facts |
| rights | Freedoms that are protected by a country's laws |
| slavery | A cruel system in which someone illegally owns or controls another person |
| Underground Railroad | A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom |