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=Name: Ada Won° = ====My name is Ada Won and I'm 21 years old. I'm a confederate spy living in New York City, New York. My marital status is divorced. I have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. I traveled in the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman. ====

=A page from the journal of Ada Won = = =

Entry Number 1:
 Dear Journal,

Today, I got a job as a confederate spy. My job started right away and I left the children by themselves at home. I had to deliver messages to the general. Some information was not even necessary, but I still had to deliver it. The general explained to me that he nor anyone in the confederacy, would explain to me why I deliver messages and do the future tasks that I'll recieve.

He also said that confederate spies would not be recognized or honored for any work. We would not get any rewards. The pay was bad, but enough to support my family. I make $2.58 an hour. The first day wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I just hope that tomorrow will be better. Here is a picture of the shoes I have to wear: (**__http://www.essortment.com/all/spiescivilwar_rnfp.htm__ **)

Entry Number 2: Abraham Lincoln
 Dear Journal,

 It's been 6 months since I've worked as a confederate spy. My tasks were beginning to get more interesting and dangerous. I still had to deliver messages from time to time, but this time I got to dress up! I dressed up as a rich, white woman and I had to go to the theatre in Washington. My task was to deliver a message to the actor, John Wilkes Booth, to assassinate the president, Abraham Lincoln. I was stunned when I first recieved my task. I was wondering why do you want him to assassinate such a great man? But those were my orders that I had to follow. I remembered that I could not ask questions about my tasks.

Once I arrived at the theatre and saw John, I delivered my message by whispering in his ear. He nodded once and I quickly stuffed a pistol in his pocket when no one was around. I looked around to see if the coast was clear, and then I took my seat in the third row. I dared not to turn around, because things would look suspicious. Plus, I couldn't bare seeing a good man die right in front of my eyes. When I heard the gunshot and his wife's screaming, I stood up,(sobbing), and walked out of the theatre.

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Entry Number 3: Harriet Tubman; Underground Railroad
 Dear Journal,

About few years ago, I dressed up as a slave woman to find information about the master of the Johnson Plantation. I moved down to South Carolina and lived there for a few days. I covered my skin with mud and I wore ugly rags. I also wore a hat to cover up my hair, since it isn't the same as African womens' hair. I walked barefoot and I had 5 blisters. Master Colby Johnson bought me from an auction for $500. My task was to pretend that I was a conductor and to help "Moses" help the slaves escape to Canada in the Underground Railroad.

I also had to find out when Master Johnson sleeps and when he awakes. Basically, the plan was to escape while he was sleeping. It was tough, because there were a few slaves that were snitches. I persuaded them that Harriet Tubman will help us be free and start a new life. After the lectures I gave, they were convinced and they escaped with us when Tubman gave us the signal, (bird call). The escape was a success! Although, the traveling was very tiring. We rested at a riverbank in Raleigh, NC. We bathed ourselves and drank water. We also looked for food, but all we could find were wild berries. We couldn't make fires, because then the slave owners would find out about the runaways. When we got into New York, the slaves rested for a night at my place. My journey was discontinued and the slaves kept going because the government told me that once we got to New York, my mission was complete. Harriet, who was a spy for federal forces in SC, inspired me so much to believe in myself and to be more faithful. Although, I was devastated when I heard that she died in Auburn, NY. It was on March 10, 1913. I visited her gravesite and left flowers.

 [Harriet Tubman] & This is the map of the Underground Railroad. (**__http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/tubman__ **) ([|**http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html**])

=Essential Questions =

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Because his understanding of slavery might have contrasted from his understanding of the people and the events of the 1850's and 1860's. The people that supported slavery and did not care about them, abused and mistreated them, but yet, they still went to church. The people that owned slaves and weren't as harsh as other masters, but they still used and worked the slaves to get what they wanted,(such as the house cleaned and dinner prepared). =====

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I guess because slaves were needed to get the work done, and they had great agricultural skills. Although, I do not think that it was ever condoned in the U.S. (internally), because they were mistreated and were paid at a low minimum wage. Even people today still talk about their ancestors that were slaves and how unfair it was back in the day. =====

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<span style="color: rgb(47, 188, 188);">I think that it was because a lot of slaves served in the war for freedom. They need more people to be in the war, so they promised the slaves freedom after the war if they served. After the Civil War, more slaves were freed and there were lots of other ways for them to be free. For example: The slaves could buy their freedom. =====

4. What are some of the long-term effects of slavery that are linked to the people and events of the past?
====<span style="color: rgb(47, 188, 188);">Some long-term effects would be the memories of what a slave life was like. Also, the history of the events, such as the Civil War, because there were slaves that served in the war. ====