The under ground railroad

Task 1:Kaileigh Nelson Feb. 14, 2011

2nd -3rd

My feelings about the My feelings about the Underground Underground railroad.railroad.

My feelings are that the underground railroad My feelings are that the underground railroad should not have been banned and that should not have been banned and that Courage was required to get to Canada. Courage was required to get to Canada. Slavery wasn’t about the slaves who had to Slavery wasn’t about the slaves who had to work on the farms for the rest of their lives. work on the farms for the rest of their lives. It was a way of getting people to not do It was a way of getting people to not do what they want to do but to make the whites what they want to do but to make the whites feel better about themselves. They just feel better about themselves. They just became power craved. The underground became power craved. The underground railroad was the only way to get to where railroad was the only way to get to where they needed to get to be free. It was they needed to get to be free. It was necessary.necessary.

Who, what, when ,where ,why, and Who, what, when ,where ,why, and how?how?

Thomas Garret was arrested and fined $5,400 Thomas Garret was arrested and fined $5,400 because of helping the slaves but that did not because of helping the slaves but that did not stop him.stop him.You may also ask “What is courage?” – It is taking You may also ask “What is courage?” – It is taking breaths and saying if I don’t this that and the breaths and saying if I don’t this that and the other thing will happen. It’s also about them other thing will happen. It’s also about them having to jump from ice chunk to ice chunk that having to jump from ice chunk to ice chunk that carries you to canada.carries you to canada.The meaning of “the under ground railroad”- it’s The meaning of “the under ground railroad”- it’s the passage way to freedom that fugitives had to the passage way to freedom that fugitives had to take in order to get to freedom and it isn’t a take in order to get to freedom and it isn’t a railroad it is a mixture of railroads and just plain railroad it is a mixture of railroads and just plain roads that lead them to freedom.roads that lead them to freedom.

Task 2:Task 2:Routes:Routes:These routes brought slaves (fugitives) to These routes brought slaves (fugitives) to

freedom along with some help with some freedom along with some help with some friends.friends.

ANTHONY BURNS: ANTHONY BURNS: continuedcontinued I clutch the rails of the fence . . . .      my gore dribs thinned I clutch the rails of the fence . . . .      my gore dribs thinned

withwith     the ooze of my skin,       the ooze of my skin,  I fall on the weeds and stones,  I fall on the weeds and stones,  The riders spur their unwillingThe riders spur their unwilling     horses and haul close,       horses and haul close,  They taunt my dizzy ears . . . . They taunt my dizzy ears . . . .      they beat me violently over      they beat me violently over      the head with their whip-     the head with their whip-     stocks.      stocks. He staid with me a week before He staid with me a week before      he was recuperated and      he was recuperated and      passed north,       passed north,  I had him sit next me at table . . . .I had him sit next me at table . . . .     my firelock leaned in the corner. Anthony Burns,      my firelock leaned in the corner. Anthony Burns, whose arrest and trial under the Fugitive Slave Act of whose arrest and trial under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 touched off riots and protests by abolitionists 1850 touched off riots and protests by abolitionists and citizens of Boston in the spring of 1854. and citizens of Boston in the spring of 1854. Whitman, too, protested by writing the satirical work Whitman, too, protested by writing the satirical work "A Boston Ballad," one of the twelve untitled poems "A Boston Ballad," one of the twelve untitled poems of the 1855 of the 1855 Leaves of GrassLeaves of Grass.  - anthony burns.  - anthony burns

Task 3:Task 3: Imprtant peopleImprtant people I am the hounded slave . I am the hounded slave .

. . . I . . . I      wince at the bite      wince at the bite of the dogs,  of the dogs,  Hell and despair are Hell and despair are upon me . . . .upon me . . . .     crack and again      crack and again crack the crack the      marksmen...      marksmen... 

This is what This is what Anthony burns Anthony burns says.says.

ANTHONY BURNSANTHONY BURNS

Levi Levi Coffin:Coffin:• The presedent of The presedent of

the underground the underground railroad.railroad.

• This is his house that This is his house that the fugitives stayed in.the fugitives stayed in.

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Levi CoffinLevi Coffin

On 28 Oct. 1824, Coffin married Catherine White at

Hopewell Church, Guilford County.

Born in New Garden, Guilford County, a descendant of Tristam Coffin, who came to America in 1642 and was one of nine purchasers of Nantucket from the Indians.

Time line

MICHAGANS 1ST INFANTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR:THE YEAR OF:1861

April 12,1861- war broke out when southern troops fired on the u.s. at fort sumter, south carolina.

April 15, 1861- President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 men to volenteer for 90 days to fight for the union.

May 1, 1861- infantry was sworn into service.

May 11, 1861- after training at fort wayne in detroit the first michigan infantry \marched to campas martius for a public cerimony.

Timeling part 2May 16, 1861- first michigan infantry was first western regiment to arrive in washington dc.

July 21, 1861- First infantry suffered heavy loses at the first battle of the bull run.

December, 1861- Michigan had supplied 21 regiments to fight for the union.

Vocabulary:

Infantry-soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.

Rest stops: IndianaRest stops: Indiana

• Bethel Ame church- Indianaopolis:

•Played an important role for 160 years.

•Originally founded in 1836 by william paulQuinand augustus turner

•Started in a small congregation that met in quinns log cabin.

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I am a slave. I would love to have I am a slave. I would love to have freedom and I hope that my owner freedom and I hope that my owner will free me. Its been 1 week since will free me. Its been 1 week since Harriet Tubman was in town. I hope Harriet Tubman was in town. I hope when she comes back I will be able to when she comes back I will be able to come along with her. Two weeks later come along with her. Two weeks later and I am now with her. It takes weeks and I am now with her. It takes weeks to get were I’m going and I want to to get were I’m going and I want to stop but I have to drag on forward. If I stop but I have to drag on forward. If I don’t there are serious consequences: don’t there are serious consequences: I could die or die. But only by I could die or die. But only by different people. I hope that we are different people. I hope that we are able to be free no matter how long I able to be free no matter how long I live or how much time I may or may live or how much time I may or may not have. I am going to try to be free.not have. I am going to try to be free.

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I only travel during the night and sleep during the day were basically nocternal. Nocternal is were you sleep during the day and are awake during the night.

BIBLIOGRAPHYBorder Sign- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:welcome_to_the

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Anthony burns- Classroomelectric.org

Levi coffin Housedicided.dickson.edu www.waynet.org