Harriet Tubman/Runagate Runagate

Among the slaves, Harriet Tubman was known as-

• The Great Emancipator
• Moses
• Spartacus
• Miss Tubman

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Based on "Harriet Tubman", why was Saturday night a good time for slaves to escape?

• Slaves had more free time on Saturday.
• Saturdays were considered lucky.
• Owners could not act until Monday.
• Owners slept late on weekends.

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The Underground Railroad, described in "Harriet Tubman", was so named because-

• the slaves traveled on boxcars.
• the slaves dressed as passengers.
• the railroad tracks ran underground.
• homes on the routes were like stations.

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Which detail in "Harriet Tubman" best supports the idea that fugitives faced harsh conditions?

• One runaway wanted to return to slavery.
• Runaways waited for Tubman to wake.
• The weather in Canada was cold.
• Strangers offered shelter.

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How do you know the fugitives came to trust Harriet Tubman as their guide?

• They sang "Go down, Moses" to her.
• They told Thomas Garrett.
• They waited patiently while she slept.
• They let her return for their friends.

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According to "Harriet Tubman", what was Thomas Garrett's role in the Underground Railroad?

• He was a public official in Canada.
• He gave fugitives shoes and shelter.
• He was a former plantation owner.
• He accompanied Tubman on her trips.

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Why did Harriet Tubman decide to settle in Canada?

• She became used to cold weather.
• She wanted to help former slaves there.
• She liked the freedoms for African Americans there.
• She had many friends there.

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Why did Harriet Tubman not tell the fugitives she had never gone to Canada?

• The information was not important.
• She had one of her fits of sleep.
• She did not want to add to their fears.
• She wanted to surprise them on arrival.

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In the narrative poem, "Runagate Runagate", what is the story mainly about?

• farmlife in the South in the 1800s
• the Civil War
• escaping from slavery
• the civil rights movement of the 1950s

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In "Runagate Runagate", how do the wanted posters describe Harriet Tubman?

• as a coward
• as a foolish, misguided person
• as a great heroine of her people
• as an armed, dangerous criminal

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