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Questions about Harriet Tubman

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Which of the following best describes Harriet Tubman’s childhood?

She was born a slave and forced to work on a plantation.

She was born free and went to school.

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What was the Underground Railroad?

a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania

a secret network of people who helped slaves escape

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After she escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman...

stayed in the North in Philadelphia for the rest of her life

returned to the South many times to help other slaves escape

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People who tried to end slavery were called...

independents

abolitionists

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Tubman decided to escape to freedom after learning

her owner was planning to sell her to another plantation.

how slaves were being treated at other plantations.

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How did Tubman find her way to freedom?

She followed the North Star.

She used maps and compasses.

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Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?

Europe and Asia

northern states and Canada

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Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?

at night, under the cover of darkness

on trains and buses

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People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called...

guides

conductors

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Which of the following statements about Tubman’s trips to help slaves escape is true?

Tubman lost many passengers when helping them escape.

Tubman never lost a passenger when helping them escape.

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True or False? Any person aiding a runaway slave by providing shelter, food or any other form of assistance was liable to six months' imprisonment and a $1,000 fine.

True

False

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True or False? Tubman was considered such a threat to the slave system that plantation owners offered a $40,000 reward for her capture.

True

False

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True or False? Nebraska was part of the Underground Railroad.

False

True

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