Harriet Tubman

How did Tubman let the slaves know she was at the slave quarters?

• she sang a song
• she pretended to be a whippoorwill
• she imitated a hoot owl

What did Tubman do when one of the runaways wanted to turn back?

• she threatened them with a gun
• she let them go
• she tied them up

Why did Tubman take the runaways to Canada?

• It was to risky to stay in the US because of the law.
• the runaways wanted to go there
• the run aways would find work there

How did Tubman encourage the fugitives?

• she told them about the slaves who had escaped
• she told them funny stories
• she talked about Canada

What is the meaning of fugitives?

• people who don't want to be in danger or captive
• people who help others to freedom
• bounty hunters who capture slaves

What does incentive mean?

• encouragement
• wealth
• comfort

What is the meaning of indomitable?

• not easily discosuraged
• memorable
• small and short

What did the German couple give the escaping slaves?

• a feeling of safety
• freedom
• food and clothes

What does Tubman insist that the slaves "go on or die"?

• she was afraid that they would be captured and forced to tell the path and locations of the runaways
• to frighten them and continue on to Canda
• she knows that life on the plantation is hard

This story clearly states what?

• freedom can have many meaning
• freedom means getting rich
• freedom to get a good job