Harriet Tubman

Why is no one sure of Harriet Tubman's birth?

• She was never born

• She changed her birthday

• No one kept records of new born slaves

• She was born in another country

What job did "Minty" have? (PICK 2!)

• Working in the fields

• Writing journals

• Winding Yarn

• Grinding corn

What would happen if she broke the yarn?

• She would get a prize

• Nothing

• Her master would beat her

• She had to sleep outside

What is the Underground Railroad?

• A train

• A railroad that is underground

• A secret tunnel

• a secret network of people that helped slaves escape

Where did Harriet arrive when she became free? Why?

• Pennsylvania, because it was a free state

• Maryland, because it was a free state

• Pennsylvania, because it was a slave state

• Maryland, because it was a slave state

What did Harriet do during the Civil War?

• She was a politician who helped with laws

• She took care of sick and injured Union soldiers

• She was a soldier

• Nothing

Who did Harriet support support in the Civil War?

• North, because they were fighting to keep slavery

• South, because they were fighting to free slaves

• North, because they were fighting to end slavery

• South, because they were fighting to keep slavery

The North (Union) wanted to end slavery

• True

• False

How was she remembered at her funeral? (PICK 2)

• No one went to her funeral

• She was given the nick name "Black Moses"

• Flags were put on half-mast

• President Lincoln attended the funeral

What was Harriet most famous for?

• Helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad

• Cooking for slaves

• Winding yarn

• None of the above