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Harriet Tubman

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  • People who tried to end slavery were called...
    abolitionists.
    nurses.
  • Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?
    Europe and Asia
    northern states and Canada
  • Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?
    at night, under the cover of darkness
    on comfortable trains and buses
  • What was the Underground Railroad?
    a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania
    a secret network of people who helped slaves escape
  • Tubman decided to escape to freedom after learning
    how slaves were being treated at other plantations.
    her owner was planning to sell her to another plantation.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • How can I be more like Harriet Tubman?
    Try my best every day and be the best person I can be.
    Do nothing.
    Help no one.
  • People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called...
    conductors.
    nurses.
  • How did Tubman find her way to freedom?
    She followed the North Star.
    She used maps and compasses.
  • After she escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman...
    returned to the South many times to help other slaves escape
    stayed in the North in Philadelphia for the rest of her life