Harriet Tubman

Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

• led enslaved people to freedom.
• sang forbidden spirituals.
• fought for the Fugitive Slave Act.
• frightened slaves with her stories.

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The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the Underground Railroad shows that

• Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay.
• the runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture.
• people who helped runaway slaves were in danger.
• slave owners had many friends living in the North.

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Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?

• He thought he could lead the way better than she.
• He threatened to return to the plantation.
• He wrote notes about the route they were taking.
• He complained about having to sleep outdoors.

Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of to a place in the North?

• Cities and towns in Canada had agreed to provide jobs for all of the runaways that Tubman brought.
• The cooler weather in Canada was helpful for runaways who became sick during the long journey.
• The Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned to the South if found in the North.
• People in the North were no longer willing to provide food, shelter, or jobs for the runaways.

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How did Tubman respond say when one of the runaways wanted to run back?

• she pulled out her gun
• she told them stories
• she sang Go Down Moses

How did Tubman encourage the runaways to keep going?

• she told them about other runaways who had escaped
• she gave them extra food
• she promise to pay them to keep going

What was the Underground Railroad? 

• a group of people that helped slaves escape 
• a train that took slaves to safe places 
• a tunnel where people bought slaves 
• the home where Harriet Tubman grew up 

What happened after Harriet Tubman escaped slavery? 

• She changed her name to Araminta Ross. 
• She was sold into slavery. 
• She was forced to work in the field 
• She helped her family and others escape to the North. 

Why did Harriet Tubman sometimes faint and fall into a deep sleep? 

• She was born with a disease that made her faint. 
• She was tired all the time. 
• She was scared. 
• She had been hit in the head with an iron weight. 

Who were the stationmasters on the Underground Railroad? 

• people who guided escaped slaves to safe places 
• people who hid escaped slaves in their homes 
• people who forced slaves to work in the fields 
• people who worked to allow women to vote