Underground to Canada

By Nasha

  • Chapter 1: event 1:

    Missy Hensen tells Old John that they are leaving the plantation as her husband Jeb is ill and a slave trader would be coming to buy the slaves on the Hensen plantation

  • Chapter 1: Event 2:

    Mammmy Sally informs Julilly about the country Canada somewhere in ther north where there is no slavery

  • Chapter 2: Event 1:

    jeb and Missy Hensen leave their plantation.

  • Chapter 2: Event 2:

    The cruel slave driver arrives at the Hensen plantation and chooses to buy young children including Julilly and Willie and herds them in a wagon.

  • Chapter 2: Event 3:

    Mammy Sally and Julilly are separated.

  • Chapter 3: Event 1:

    Throughout the day, the wagon carrying Julilly and the children rolls on. They have to bear the heat of summer and they long for water to quench their thirst. Near a waterfall, they meet a kind white man and a nigger boy who is free. The White man is a Quaker Abolitionist and Julilly connetcts him to Canada as he has freed his slave.

  • Chapter 4: Event 1:

    Julilly for the first time loses her fear and shows great courage in helping the 3 male slaves Lester, Ben and Adamwade through the swamp

  • Chapter 5: Event 1:

    The slave wagon reaches the Riley Plantation

  • Chapter 5: Event 2:

    Julilly is separated from the children and kept in a shack with some slave girls. She meets Liza

  • Chapter 6: Event 1:

    Julilly discovers that life on Riley plantation is miserable for the slaves.

  • Chapter 6: Event 2:

    Julilly and the crippled Liza become friends. Work throughout the day picking cottonon the plantation with Sims - the overseer - whipping the slow workers.

  • Chapter 7: Event 1:

    Mr Alexander Ross, orthinologist from Canada, visits the Riley Plantation.

  • Chapter 7: Event 2:

    Julilly is whipped by Sims for trying to listen to the conversation between the overseer and the Canadian. Ross saves her from a second lash by holding Sims hand and walking away.

  • Chapter 8: Event 1:

    Liza informs Julilly about her plan to escape to Canada by following the north star. Julilly decides to accompany her

  • Chapter 9: Event 1:

    Lester informs Julilly that Mr Ross had actually come to the plantation to help some slaves to escape to canada

  • Chapter 9: Event 2:

    At night Julilly and Liza attend a meeting with Mr Ross, Ben, Lester and Adam. Mr Ross tells them of his plan for escape

  • Chapter 10: Event 1:

    The four negro slaves start off on their way to freedom with instructions from Mr Ross. They wade through the marshes so that the blood hounds might loose their scent.

  • Chapter 10: Event 2:

    They travel by night following the Mississippi River and sleep during the day. Julilly and Liza dress as boys and cut their hair short.

  • Chapter 10: Event 3:

    Sim follows the escaping slaves with blood hounds.

  • Chapter 10: Event 4:

    The four avoid the blood hounds by crossing a stream.