Harriet Tubman www alaskacoinexchange com By Mrs Bjelland
Harriet Tubman www. alaskacoinexchange. com By Mrs. Bjelland
Early Life • Harriet was born into slavery in 1819 or 1820 in Dorcester County, Maryland. • Both of Harriet’s parents were slaves. • At age 25, Harriet married John Tubman, a free African American. www. infoplease. com/ cgi-bin/id/A 0001541. html
Harriet’s Escape • After her marriage, Harriet began to fear that she would be sold South. • She was aided in her escape by an existing Underground Railroad. • Put in a wagon and covered with a sack, Harriet was smuggled to Philadelphia, PA. mdhsimage. mdhs. org/. . . /
The Underground Railroad • Harriet began her work in the Underground Railroad because she wanted to save members of her own family. • Harriet is believed to have helped over 300 people to freedom. www. courier-journal. com/. . . /
Handbill Warning Slaves Against Slave Catchers www. ccsd. edu/. . . / Underground. RR/dbq. htm
“On my Underground Railroad, I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger. ” --Harriet Tubman www. learnersonline. com/
Map of the Underground Railroad americancivilwar. com/ underground_railroad. html
Interesting Facts • Quilts were used as codes to help escaping slaves find their way to an Underground Railroad contact. www. okquiltworks. com/
Interesting Facts • Harriet served as a soldier, spy and nurse in the Civil War. • Harriet was not allowed to be paid for her service. • Harriet was an active supporter of women’s rights. www. courier-journal. com/. . . /
Comprehension Questions • Why did Harriet begin her work on the Underground Railroad? • About how many slaves is Harriet believed to have helped to freedom? • Name an interesting fact about Harriet Tubman.
• Works Cited • Denenberg, Dennis, and Roscoe, Lorraine. 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet. Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press, 2001. • Harriet Tubman: http: //www. incwell. com/Biographies/Tubman. html February 9, 2005. • http: //www. nyhistory. com/harriettubman/life. htm. The Life of Harriet Tubman. February 9, 2005. • Salvucci, Stuckey. Call to Freedom. Austin, TX: Harcourt, Brace, 2000.
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