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Harriet Tubman

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  • How did Tubman find her way to freedom?
    She used maps and compasses.
    She followed the North Star.
  • True or False? Nebraska was part of the Underground Railroad.
    False
    True
  • 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.
  • People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called...
    guides
    conductors
  • 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.
  • True or False? Tubman was considered such a threat to the slave system that plantation owners offered a $40,000 reward for her capture.
    False
    True
  • 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.
  • Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?
    Europe and Asia
    northern states and Canada
  • People who tried to end slavery were called...
    abolitionists
    independents
  • What was the Underground Railroad?
    a secret network of people who helped slaves escape
    a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania
  • 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
  • Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?
    on trains and buses
    at night, under the cover of darkness
  • 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.
    False
    True