Harriet Tubman

1. Where was Harriet Tubman born? 

• Massachusetts
• Alabama
• New York
• Maryland

At what age was Harriet Tubman taken from her family and put to work as a slave? 

• Six
• Ten
• Twelve
• Fifteen

What happened to Harriet when she was thirteen that gave her dizzy spells the rest of her life? 
 

• She fell down some stairs and hit her head
• She was kicked in the head by a horse
• A slave owner hit her in the head with an iron weight
• She got the flu and nearly died

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What was the Underground Railroad? 

• A secret train used by slaves to go north
• A series of safe homes that slaves used to travel north to freedom
• A subway that traveled between Maryland and Pennsylvania
• A secret trail known only to Abolitionists

What were people who helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad called? 
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. Sherpas
e. C

• Engineers
• Managers
• Trail guides
• Conductors

Where did escaped slaves have to go to be safe after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed? 

• New York
• Maine
• Vermont
• Canada

True or False: Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery using the Underground Railroad and then led hundreds more to freedom. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

What was Harriet Tubman's nickname on the Underground Railroad? 

• Caesar
• Moses
• Napoleon
• Pharaoh

During what major war did Harriet Tubman work as a spy? 

• World War I
• Spanish-American War
• American Civil War
• Mexican-American War

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 How much of a reward did the slave owners of the South offer for Harriet's capture? 
 

• $1,000 
• $3,000 
• $10,000 
• $40,000