underground railroad - the system of safe houses that were friendly to slaves escaping the south, plantation - A plantation is a large-scale estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops. The crops that are grown include cotton, tobacco and more, Moses - In the Bible, an important messenger of God who led Jewish slaves out of Egypt., Female - a woman or a girl , elderly - very old (like 80 years or more), Union Army - Northern Army- fought to keep the north and south states together and to free the slaves, network - a connected system, hut - living place/home- usually very plain with no comforts, capture - to find and hold on to someone against their will, JIm Crow - Southern laws aimed to reduce the rights of newly freed black people , Safe Houses - Houses on the U.R.R. - the owners helped the slaves escape on to the next house, Civil Rights - Laws in place in the U.S. Constitution that protect basic rights of its citizens, Songs of Slavery - African American slave songs that were "code" for escaping on the ,

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