This helped slaves that were trying to get to the free states or to Canada. ... Their homes often became stations on the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves fleeing to the free states or to Canada. After the Civil War began in 1861, abolitionists rallied to the Union cause. ... She became the most famous leader of the underground railroad, which aided slaves fleeing to the free states or to Canada. ...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

He founded an antislavery newspaper, wrote several autobiographical books, and helped recruit African Americans for the Union army during the Civil War. ... He spoke in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Indiana, Scotland, England, Ohio, Maine, Canada, Connecticut, and mostly in New York and Pennsylvania, for that was where he could reach the largest...

• Word Count: 5595
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He then traveled to Canada, served for a while with the French in their war against the English, and later passed over into the United States, to become a well-known American. ... He came back to France, and while he was there, his home was burnt down and his wife became a fugitive in the American War of Independence. ... After joining the service in Canada, he became a high-ranking official. ...

• Word Count: 2927
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Slaves" and the Slave owners" Views of Slavery The slavery in the United States is no doubt a shameful history of our country. White people transferred the slaves living in Africa to the New Land and treated them as their property, not as human beings. The living and working conditions of slaves and their food were extremely poor. Those were inhuman conditions in which the slaves had to survive. Endless executions of the slaves made the situation even worse. ...

• Word Count: 3121
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Slaves" and the Slave owners" Views of Slavery The slavery in the United States is no doubt a shameful history of our country. White people transferred the slaves living in Africa to the New Land and treated them as their property, not as human beings. The living and working conditions of slaves and their food were extremely poor. Those were inhuman conditions in which the slaves had to survive. Endless executions of the slaves made the situation even worse. ...

• Word Count: 3121
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Writers differ in the purpose for which they write. Some aim to entertain, but the more serious and skilled writers usually have the goal of expressing a serious idea. Writers such as Hariet Beecher Stowe and Alex Haley are writers who write for more than mere entertainment. Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, had a political purpose. Stowe intended to help America realize the inhumanity of slavery and the pain it brought upon African-Americans by writing a melodramatic novel. ...

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• Approx Pages: 16