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Abolition Noun ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery.

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Abolition Noun ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery.

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  1. Arrows on the map show major escape routes on the Underground Railroad. The width of the arrows gives some indication of which routes carried the most people. The goal of most fugitive slaves was Canada, but some found freedom in Mexico and on the islands in the Caribbean Sea. After the Civil War, many returned to the United States.Map by National Geographic Society

  2. AbolitionNoun ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery. AbolitionistNoun person who opposes slavery. CaptiveAdjective captured or enslaved. ClimateNoun all weather conditions for a given location over a period of time. ConductorNoun in the Underground Railroad, a person who guided slaves to safety and freedom. DiscriminationNoun treatment based on a group to which a person belongs, not the person himself. EmancipationNoun freedom. FleeVerb to run away. free stateNoun nation or country that outlaws slavery. .passengerNoun in the Underground Railroad, a runaway slave seeking freedom. PilotNoun in the Underground Railroad, a person who went to slave states to find slaves seeking freedom and willing to risk their lives to achieve it. RouteNoun path or way. slave hunterNoun person who seeks out runaway slaves in order to return them to slavery. SlaveryNoun process and condition of owning another human being or being owned by another human being. slave stateNoun nation or country where slavery is legal. StationNoun in the Underground Railroad, a safe place where runaway slaves could hide. TerritoryNoun land an animal, human, or government protects from intruders. Underground RailroadNoun system used by abolitionists between 1800-1865 to help American slaves escape to free states.

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