Discussion questions: 1.Do you think it was common back then for slaves to rely on the Bible and Jesus as their only hope of happiness?

1. If Tom is so enraptured in his knew found trust in God, why does he not agree to try and help Cassy escape?

3.Why do you think after all Cassy has been through she just now finds the courage to runaway? And what plan might she have in mind?

Cassy has decided to run away, without Tom.

All biblical references.

There's no where safe for runaway slaves.

When you sift wheat you shake it hard to separate the kernels, so this is saying that the devil was trying to shake her emotions to separate her from Jesus.

After all the terrible things Lebree has done to Tom he still protects him and sticks to his beliefs.

Cassy wants to escape and kill Lebree in his sleep.

On plantations slaves were often not allowed to practice religion or anything of their choice because they were not looked at a people. They had to find other ways to do this, so instead of having things like churches or massing they usually told stories that passed down from person to person

Small or insufficient.

Another name for Jesus Christ, Nazareth was the place where Jesus spent his childhood.

Tom is not phased by the blows because his heart is too full of happiness and hope derived from the Bible.

He's referring to Tom, a person, as a dog and hitting him for singing and being happy.

This sort of foreshadows that something is going to disrupt the peace in the near future.

This saying means happy or alert.

This saying means said or dejected.

She refers to slaves as oppressed people. This shows she thinks slavery is wrong and that slaves are oppressed people, not property.

Another name for this book is life among the lowly, this refers back to that.

Tom has now decided that no matter what hardships Legree tries to put him through, he will not be phased because he has God by his side giving him strength through everything.

A common thing for slaves to do was to sing songs of hope and joy which spread the idea of better days and freedom around plantations.

This is a personification, comparing his faith to the ground, saying that his beliefs are stronger than where he is in his life right now.

"Triumphantly happy"

Here is he referring to Jesus, in the bible it when Jesus is being crucified it describes him wearing a crown of thorns. It symbolizes the pain and suffering Jesus went through for his people (AKA the Christians).

"The movement of the tide out to sea"

In this quote Legree is trying to even take away Tom's religion, the one thing helping him through his tough times.

Slave owners often whipped their slaves as either a form of punishment or way to declare dominance. It was used to belittle the slave into thinking they're not human, they are objects.

Giving up hope.

Re-occurring theme of Christianity and God.

Their journey is taking a toll on them and they are beginning to question whether it's worth it or not.

Here George is referring to the founding fathers succeeding from Britain because they were treating Americans unfairly and wanted to be set free from the ties of Britain. He is correlating this to black people wanting to be set free from America because although it is the land of the free, they are not free.

In this quote Stowe is referencing the government of America and the laws which people abide by. They say that the government derives power from the governed, yet slaves who are also people aren't allowed to participate or even think for themselves, making the premise of American law untrue and hypocritical.

George is trying to make Mr. Wilson see that white people enslaving him is the exact same thing as when the Indians enslave white people. By saying this, Stowe is trying to appeal to the readers and make them see that slavery in any form is wrong, regardless of the skin color.

Here he is making biblical references trying to clarify why George should go back to his master.

Many slaves did not consider themselves a part of America. They were forced to come here and forced to adapt to a life of possession and enslavement, and often did not consider themselves American.

An English writer and puritan preacher. He was in prison for some of his life but was still a famous puritan writer. Source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/musiciansartistsandwriters/john-bunyan.html

Obedient or attentive to.

This displays the overall attitude of the south about slaves.

This is the machine his last master punished him for because he believed George was disrespecting him by trying to be smarter than him.

This is referring to how slave owners treat the slaves. He's saying that if you treat them poorly they're going to lash out and not work as hard, but if you treat them with respect they will respect you.

Large or heavy.

This is the sign that is being put up the help capture George, Eliza's husband.

Small traveling bag.

This means casual friendliness or genuineness.

This is a personification, saying the stars were their light sources.

Tight fitting pants worn by men specifically in the 19th century.

Another word for hat or cap.

The hats that each of the men wore said something distinctly about their personalities. By looking at what was on their heads you could tell if there were jolly, thorough, or careless.

A bag that you put the dead animal you hunted in.

To descend from a bus, train, or other form of transportation.