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Causes of the Civil War
8.9.1
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8th Grade
03/11/2009

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William Lloyd Garrison
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Abolitionist who founded the newspaper The Liberator.
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Underground Railroad
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A network of people and locations that helped runaway slaves escape.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Sarah & Angelina Grimke
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Among the first women to speak out against slavery.
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Harriet Tubman
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Known as the "Moses of her people" because she helped many slaves escape to freedom.
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Sojourner Truth
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Preached on the streets of New York about the evils of slavery.
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Abolition
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To work to stop (slavey)
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Abolitionist
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Someone who works to stop something (like slavery).
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Nat Turner
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A slave who led a violent assault on slave owners.
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