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History Unit 12
Freedom Vs Slavery
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5th Grade
09/11/2009

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Moses Grandy
Definition
He saw his wife in
chains. She had been
sold. He was not allowed
to touch her when he
said goodbye.
Term
Elizabeth Freeman
Definition
She was a slave who sued
for and won her freedom
in Massachusetts in
1781.
Term
Paul Cuffe
Definition
He was a wealthy free
black but could not vote.
He sued and lost but the
law was then changed for
all free blacks in
Massachusetts.
Term
Quock Walker
Definition
He took his owner to court
in Massachusetts for
beating him and gained
his freedom.io
Term
James Forten
Definition
He served during the
Revolution and then
became rich. He gave his
money to the cause of
black freedom.
Term
Lemuel Haynes
Definition
A soldier at Lexington
in 1775, he later
became a minister in
Vermont.
Term
Josiah Henson
Definition
His mother lost all her
children in a slave
auction. He later escaped
and became a ministerel
Term
George Allen
Definition
He wrote poetry as a
student in New York
Term
Richard Allen and
Absalom Jones
Definition
Founded the African
Methodist Episcopal
Church and opened a
school, founded the
Free African society
and defended
Philadelphia during
the war of 1812.
Term
Tell me your views on slavery...
Definition
Tell me your views on African Americans who worked to prove themselves and FIGHT slavery...
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