Harriet Tubman

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A group of people that helped slaves escape.

• A train that took slaves to safe places.

• The home where people bought slaves.

• The home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

Harriet Tubman was COURAGEOUS and risked her life to help enslaved people escape. What does COURAGEOUS mean?

• shy

• sick

• quiet

• brave

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.

What was Harriet Tubman's role on the Underground Railroad? (What was her job?)

• conductor

• soldier

• stationmaster

• mapmaker

What might have happened if Harriet Tubman had been caught?

• She would have been given an award.

• She would have been punished.

• She would have been freed.

• She would have been sent to work on the Underground Railroad.

Why did Harriet Tubman and her passengers often travel at night?

• The Underground Railroad only ran at night.

• It was easier to travel secretly in the dark.

• They could only see stations at night.

• Most people were outside at night.

Harriet Tubman was born a slave.

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Other people helped Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad.

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Harriet Tubman is the bravest woman in history.

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Harriet Tubman also worked as a spy during the Civil War.

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