The Underground Railroad

What was the name of the group that helped people escape slavery/

What is the one way that it helped escapees?

What is one reason it was so dangerous to be a part of the organization?

What does the photo caption on page 4 tell you?

• the photo was taken a long time ago.

• Harriet Tubman worked as a spy.

• The photo shows some of Harriet's friends and family

• It shows an excape route.

Harriet inspired many other people to escape on their own. What does it mean?

• She gave them maps of where to go.

• She wrote letters to them about her escape.

• She gave them hope that they can do it.

• She would help pay others to help them.

What is the article mostly about?

• The life of Harriet Tubman

• The Civil War

• Harriet Tubman's family

• How Sojourner Truth helped Harriet Tubman

Why was it risky for Harriet to go back to help her friends and family escape?

• Winter was coming; it was really cold when she got back.

• If she were caught, she could be hurt, enslaved again, or killed.

• No one knew who Harriet Tubman was.

• They would sell her parents.

The article says that Harriet Tubman "spent her whole life helping others." Which sentence does NOT show how this is true.

• She opened up a home to care for the elderly and sick children.

• She went back about 13 times to help others escape.

• She had a mother, a father, and 8 brothers and sisters.

• After being hailed as a hero, she would run for office and help others.