Sickening Slavery

On Sovereign

Soil

It was the fugitive slave law that

brought the north face to face with

slavery!

Phillis Wheatley wrote Uncle Toms Cabin

Correction: Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS SENTENCE?

Onomatopoeia – words that sound like what they mean.

Pitter- patter goes the clatter of feet as the slaves hasten their steps to the underground railroad.

Which word is an onomatopoeia?

The Ohio River was the bridge to freedom for many African-American slaves. Primarily because Kentucky was a slave state and Ohio was not. This is where the Underground Railroad is also.

The Ohio River