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Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin transformed the nature of U.S. slavery in the early 1800s. Enslavement grew larger and more profitable than ever before in the nation’s history. While Southern states took steps to protect the practice, a growing antislavery movement was brewing in the North. Both free and enslaved African Americans took great risk in supporting abolition or aiding escaped slaves. They inspire modern movements to protect equal rights and protection for all. Now that you are familiar with the cotton gin, the Underground Railroad, and key abolitionists, you will reflect on your learning by answering questions. You will answer each question with a paragraph of complete sentences of your own words. Be sure to mention specific events, people, and terms from the lesson to support your answer.
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States? What was the Underground Railroad?
Your response needs to include and explain the terms conductor, lines, station, and freight.
How did men like William Lloyd Garrison, Reverend Lovejoy, and Fredrick Douglass participate in the abolitionist movement?

Answer 1

You will answer each question with a paragraph of complete sentences of your own words. Be sure to mention specific events, people, and terms from the lesson to support your answer.

1. How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States?

Since the cotton gin, it expanded the slavery in the country again, but it made the slaves more important since the cotton gin made it easier to pick cotton, extra slaves were needed to cover additional land and increased the profit.

2. What was the Underground Railroad? Your response needs to include and explain the terms conductor, lines, station, and freight.

The underground railroad is how enslaved people of colored would have a secret route along the way. Jonathan Walker was the conductor of the railroad and was the person helping the slaves escape. Lines were what slaves would call the escape route; lines were their code word so in case a slave owner heard them they would not know what they were talking about. Freight was a code word for slaves, Walker would transport freight which, would take the slaves to the Bahamas and to independence. The station was the code word Harriet Tubman, a free slave made as a code for a safe place to hide.

3. How did men like William Lloyd Garrison, Reverend Lovejoy, and Fredrick Douglass participate in the abolitionist movement?

William Lloyd Garrison was an American who wanted to abolish slavery so he wrote and published the newspaper article called Liberator which included essays from previous slaves so their stories could be shared in chances it would end slavery. Frederick Douglass was a colored author who was a previous slave, he wrote about antislavery and his experience about it. Reverend Lovejoy was newspaper editor, he even died defending his right about printing slavery abolishing articles.

Answer 2

The cotton gin caused slavery to climax at a all time high and more profitable due to mass production of cotton. The underground railroad was designed to help slaves escape their bondage. It was a secret organization meant to help women, men, and children escape to freedom. The railroad wasn't like an ordinary train with a conductors, lines, stations, and freight cars, but rather secret routes with safe houses implemented. It was referred to as a railroad because of the use of rail terminology.

These former slaves helped lead other slaves to freedom with ideas or helping the public eye realize how much of an atrocity slavery really is.