| A | B |
| Racism | the belief that one race is superior to another |
| Discrimination | unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, reliegion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characterisic |
| Segregation | the social sparation of groups of people, especially by race |
| Underground Railroad | a secret netwrok of free blacks and whites who helped thousands of slaves escape to free states and to Canada |
| Nat Turner's Rebellion | a slave rebellion led by Nat Turner that took place in Virginia in 1831 |
| Oppression | the feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force |
| Overseers | People paid to supervise owners slaves |
| 23 Million | Population of the United States in 1850 |