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The
Underground Railroad is not a railroad and does not go underground. It is a
network of escape routs that helped
black slaves escape to Canada from the United States. Starting as
early as the 1780`s there were conductors as they called them , who would
hide the escaped slaves and phrases to help them find the secret codes and
phrases to help them find the next safe house along the railroad . They
went from safe house to safe house until they were free. The underground
railroad reached its peak between
1830. Runaways used the North Star at night to help them travel.
They went through forests, mountains and back roads. They hid in places
like barns , cellars , wagons and aboard ships. The slaves had to keep
changing the route so they would not get caught. Very few records were were
kept but it is believed that 40,000
slaves escaped from their masters.
There were slaves in Canada also. In Nova Scotia escaped slaves made their
homes in Preston, Upper Hammonds Plans, Guysbrough, Lincolnville, Tracodie,
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A safe house were hiding places that the
escaping slaves could hidden in. Religious groups such as the preslryterian
, African Methodist episcopat, and African Baptist and Quakers had a
lantern hanging in the window so you could tell that it was a safe house.
Some major entry point in Canada
are St.Catherine`s , and Windsor. |
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Lieutenant Governor Colonel John Graves Simcoe was born in
Cotterstock,England in 1752 and he died in 1806 . He was a British soldier
and was the fist lieutenant governor of upper Canada. Simcoe served in this
position from1791 to 1797. |
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He had
been captured himself in 1799 for six months and that is why we think he
doesn't want slavery any more . He
also immigrated from Britian himself so he did not mind the slaves coming
into Canada. He thought slavery was in compatible with his Christian faith
and British tradition. In September of 1796, friction with the
governor-in-chief led to Simcoe`s moving to Canada. |
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Dear,
William Jarvis, |
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I am writing to you because I feel that slavery should be abolished
. It is my belief that slavery is cruel. Slavery goes against my Christian
faith. I believe also it is against British tradition. Even though you are
a slave owner you should still think about a abolishing slavery because it
is not right to make another person do your dirty work. Please rethink your
position. |
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Signed :Governor Simcoe |
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On
slide two we got our information mostly from http://www.africanhertour.org/story/index.html |
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On
slide three we got our information from (http://www.africanhertour.org/story/index.html)
also. |
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On
slide four we got our information from google and we typed in ( The
Underground railroad routs) |
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On
slide five we got our information from (http://www.canadainheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/black-noir/background_e.cfm). |
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On
slide Five and six we got our information from (http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/Simcoe.html). |
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