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1. Explain the arguments presented by slavery’s critics and supporters (p. 271). 2. Explain why the job of a slave driver was a particularly difficult one for slaves? (p. 272) 3. Identify the most common way of punishing a slave and explain what happened to a slave who was sold “down river” (p. 273). 4. Identify and describe 4 examples of how slaves tried to cope with their hardships (pp. 274-276). 5. Describe Nat Turner’s slave uprising and explain how southern states reacted to it (p. 277). 6. Identify the Underground Railroad describe three ways in which Harriet Tubman helped slaves (pp. 278-279).

1.Why did some of the southerners support slavery? Owners said they helped slaves by providing food, clothing, and providing care.

2.Why did the Upper South criticize slavery? They thought that an economy based on agriculture and slavery was less profitable than industry labor. Also they believed that it was incompatible with liberty and freedom.

3. Why was being a slave driver such a hard job? It was hard on the slave that was picked for it because it caused personal conflicts. They would receive praise from the overseer if they did a good job, but they were despised by their fellow slaves.

4. What were the two most common forms of punishment? Whipping and being sold downriver were the most common forms of punishment. Being sold downriver meant being sold away from family, friends, and children.

5. How did slaves pass the time and keep their culture alive, and cope with the hardships? Family and kinship bonds helped to make people feel more at ease with what they had to deal with. Music, folk art, and folk tales all provided entertainment and secure their culture for the future.

6. Who was Nat Turner? Nat Turner was a slave in Virginia who believed that he was chosen by god to free the slaves. He led a group of slaves into a violent uprising in Virginia. In the process, he killed his owner and 60 other Caucasian people. 7. How did Virginia react to Nat’s uprising? The state of Virginia assembled its colonial army and other Caucasian people to hunt for Nat. This group of people killed over 100 slaves. Nat was found in his hideout cave and was hung. 8. What did the south do to prevent more uprisings? The southern states started to make it illegal to teach the slaves how to read. They also forced stricter regulations on the slaves’ movement. Some slave owners even arrested, beat or killed their slaves.

9. Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she do to help slaves? Harriet Tubman was a slave who was treated very poorly. When she was 15, she helped another slave escape up north. She returned over 19 times and rescued over 300 slaves, including her parents. She also started a home for needy African Americans and spoke at anti-slavery meetings. She was the most famous and successful "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.

10. What was the Underground Railroad? The Underground Railroad was a network of white and African American abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom in the North or Canada.Slaves would hide during the day and travel from safe house to safe house at night.