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Harriet Tubman

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  • What was the Underground Railroad?
    a secret network of people who helped slaves escape
    a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania
  • People who tried to end slavery were called...
    nurses.
    abolitionists.
  • How can I be more like Harriet Tubman?
    Do nothing.
    Help no one.
    Try my best every day and be the best person I can be.
  • 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
  • People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called...
    nurses.
    conductors.
  • How did Tubman find her way to freedom?
    She followed the North Star.
    She used maps and compasses.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Which of the following best describes Harriet Tubman’s childhood?
    She was born free and went to school.
    She was born a slave and forced to work on a plantation.
  • Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?
    northern states and Canada
    Europe and Asia
  • Which of the following statements about Tubman’s trips to help slaves escape is true?
    Tubman never lost a passenger when helping them escape.
    Tubman lost many passengers when helping them escape.