Image Source - ​The Secret History of the Underground Railroad - The Atlantic

Instructions
Watch the two videos below and complete the Guided Notes

​Guided Notes
Video 1 - The Rise of Cotton

• ​What products were made from cotton?
• What allowed for wealth to be generated with growing cotton?
• What was invented in 1793? How did this transform the cotton growing industry?
• By the 1850s how much cotton was exported from the United States?
• What are two surprising things you learned from watching this video?

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Video 2 - The Underground Railroad

• What was the Underground Railroad?
• How did people hear about the Underground Railroad?
• Who is considered the Father of the Underground Railroad?
• How many people is it estimated that escaped through the Underground Railroad?
• Where did enslaved people escape to?