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1. During reconstruction, African-Americans founded their own churches, which often became center of the African-American community, and the only institutions that African-Americans fully controlled. Also, with 95% of African-American slaves being illiterate, former slaves acquired education to become economically self-sufficient.
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Where slaves able to fight for freedom in 1862?
yes slaves were able to fight for their freedom in 1862 because that was the only way they could be free inless they bought their freedom but most slaves didnt have money to do so
What is the under ground railroad?
A way for slaves to escape to freedom.
Why did slaves rebel?
Because they wanted freedom and to them fighting was the only way
Some southern slaves gained their freedom as a result of?
Purchasing their way out of slavery.
What was Lincoln's new birth of freedom referring to?
Lincoln Was Referring to the Freedom of the slaves when he Spoke of " A New Birth of Freedom "
What were ways slaves could get their freedom?
runaway and go to canada, undergrond railroad and buy their way out
In what way did emancipation slaves exercise their freedom?
1. During reconstruction, African-Americans founded their own churches, which often became center of the African-American community, and the only institutions that African-Americans fully controlled. Also, with 95% of African-American slaves being illiterate, former slaves acquired education to become economically self-sufficient.
Was the underground railroad for a train?
no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.
How did slaves refer to the big dipper?
Slaves referred to the Big Dipper as the "Drinking Gourd" as it resembled a water dipper or ladle that was used for drinking water. This helped slaves navigate their way north to freedom by following its direction towards the North Star.
What is the Mormon Trail for underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad was a way that slaves escaped to freedom. The Mormon Trail was a route the Mormons took to find religious freedom.
What did harriet Tubman give?
She gave freedom to the slaves and she gave all enslaved African Americans a way to get out of slavery
Which star would slaves most likely have followed to find their way to freedom?
they would follow the north star.
