Harriet Tubman Quiz

Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in what year?

• 1835

• 1840

• 1820

• 1818

Harriet Tubman and her family were all slaves. When she was 5 years old her first job was what?

• picking cottong

• helping in the kitchen

• watching after infants

• took care of plantation animals

In 1835, Harriet Tubman tried to protect a runaway slave, the slaves owner hit her on the head with a weight which resulted in...?

• her being taken to a hospital

• a concussion, but she recovered

• going to jail for helping a slave

• her still having to work but she had headaches, seizures, and medical problems her entire life.

Harriet Tubman's early years were rough. Some family members were sold away. She was afraid of being sold too. She ran away to the North in what year?

• 1860

• 1845

• 1849

• 1855

When she arrived in The North she said, "I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person." She said that because...

• she was so dirty and messy she didn't recognize herself.

• she had another seizure and lost her memory

• she couldn't believe how wonderful to be a free person.

Harriet's main goal was

• to get revenge on her former slave owners

• to continue on to Canada to be far away from slavery

• to help family and other slaves escape to The North.

Harriet started to work for the underground railroad in 1850. Her job was...

• to provide train passes for slaves

• to sneak slaves into box cars heading north to freedom

• to assist slaves to escape to the north.

True or False...An abolitionist is a person who believes that slavery is wrong and should be illegal.

• True

• False

The underground railroad was a secret way to get slaves to freedom. It was dangerous because...

• slaves could be caught and tortured

• they had to travel at night and in secret

• slave catchers would be looking for them to return them to their owners

• all of the above

Harriet once said, "There was one or two things I had a right to, liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would not have the other." This shows she was...

• determined in her mission

• knew she would always be free

• liked to talk to impress people