Harriet Tubman

Why did Harriet Tubman think her freedom/life was a risk was worth taking?

• She took risks to help others because she had characterization.

• She thought her freedom/life was a risk worth taking because she was free and wanted others to continue being slaves.

• She took risks to help others because she believed all people have the right to freedom.

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Harriet Tubman was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. This meant that she ____.

• was one of the brave men and women who provided escaping slaves with food, hiding places, and guidance to get to a free area.

• was one of the scared men and women who provided escaping slaves with food, hiding places, and guidance to get to a free area.

• conducted a railroad system for the freedom of slaves.

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The Underground Railroad is _____

• the well-known network of escape routes, food, hiding places, and guidance from the slave areas to the free areas like Canada.

• the route Moses took to free the slaves.

• the secret network of escape routes, food, hiding places, and guidance from the slave areas to the free areas like Canada.

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The word cajole means _______.

• urge gently; coax

• encourage with yelling

• comfort food

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The word evoke means _____.

• to call forth; to summon

• to bring back from the dead

• to send awake; to dismiss

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Frederick Douglass spoke with eloquence. This means he was speaking _________.

• loudly and powerfully

• powerlessly and without convincing anyone

• powerfully and persuasively

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The word sullen means ______.

• happy; showing enthusiasm

• showing silent resentment; sulky

• something tastes sour like a lemon

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The eleven runaway slaves wanted to linger in the big, warm kitchen of the German family. The word "linger" means _____.

• to remain or stay longer

• to go away or leave immediately

• the linge

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Tubman managed to dispel the fears of the runaway slaves. This means she was able to _____ their fears.

• Drive

• Bring back

• Drive away

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Tubman tried to instill courage. This means she tried to ____ courage into the eleven runaway slaves.

• to supply gradually

• to take away

• to still

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