Harriet Tubman

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What does DISHEVELED mean?

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untidy

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To CAJOLE is to

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urge gently.

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What does the experience of Tubman and the runaways being turned away from a house on the Underground Railroad illustrate?

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People who helped runaway slaves were in danger.

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Why did slave owners want to capture Harriet Tubman?

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She led enslaved people to freedom.

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Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?

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He threatened to return to the plantation.

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.

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Who was Harriet Tubman?

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An abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and helped others to do the same.

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What role did spirituals play in the lives of enslaved people?

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They served as a form of expression and coded messages for escape.

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What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

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A law that required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

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What does it mean to be an abolitionist?

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A person who advocated for the end of slavery.