The Underground Railroad Research Paper
John Milton Hay was a secretary, diplomat, assistant, journalist, writer and 37th U.S. Secretary of State. He was an Indiana native and graduate with a law degree from Brown University. He took a break of six-year in 1870, from politics and work as a journalist for the New York Tribune. (John Hay)
Slavery Divides the Nation (1820-1861)
Slavery was an issue in slave states from South and Free states North in 1800s. South states were the agricultural area so they needed slaves and support it, but not the North state. Several disputes exists, Congress performed compromises to settle these disputes. But these compromises could not hold for longer. (1820 - 1861: HOLDING THE UNION TOGETHER) Missouri Compromise in 1820, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, …show more content…
The railroad originated from the slaveholding states to the Canadian border. It was the only area, where they were freedom. (Underground Railroad, The (1820-1861)) It was run by many individuals like many whites but mostly black. Till the end of the 18th century, a systematized system began to help out slaves. Around 1831 it was called as "The Underground Railroad," They also travelled by boat and train. They needed money not just for travel but also for improvement in their appearance. Vigilance committees provided them money with other things like food and lodging. (The Underground Railroad ) When a slave was caught who trying to escape then they got punishment like they were beaten, an extra hard work and they could be sold to a place which was very far from south and then run away became more harder. (What happened if a slave was caught while he or she was trying to escape?) A "reverse Underground Railroad" was in Northern states where Black men and women kidnapped and hidden. They took them to the South and then sold them as slaves. (Underground Railroad) Harriet Tubman was born as a slave and then began working on the railroad as “conductors” of the Underground Railroad. She helped freeing about 300 slaves. Over 3,200 people known to worked on the railroad. (28c. The Underground
Slavery Divides the Nation (1820-1861)
Slavery was an issue in slave states from South and Free states North in 1800s. South states were the agricultural area so they needed slaves and support it, but not the North state. Several disputes exists, Congress performed compromises to settle these disputes. But these compromises could not hold for longer. (1820 - 1861: HOLDING THE UNION TOGETHER) Missouri Compromise in 1820, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, …show more content…
The railroad originated from the slaveholding states to the Canadian border. It was the only area, where they were freedom. (Underground Railroad, The (1820-1861)) It was run by many individuals like many whites but mostly black. Till the end of the 18th century, a systematized system began to help out slaves. Around 1831 it was called as "The Underground Railroad," They also travelled by boat and train. They needed money not just for travel but also for improvement in their appearance. Vigilance committees provided them money with other things like food and lodging. (The Underground Railroad ) When a slave was caught who trying to escape then they got punishment like they were beaten, an extra hard work and they could be sold to a place which was very far from south and then run away became more harder. (What happened if a slave was caught while he or she was trying to escape?) A "reverse Underground Railroad" was in Northern states where Black men and women kidnapped and hidden. They took them to the South and then sold them as slaves. (Underground Railroad) Harriet Tubman was born as a slave and then began working on the railroad as “conductors” of the Underground Railroad. She helped freeing about 300 slaves. Over 3,200 people known to worked on the railroad. (28c. The Underground