Harriet Tubman DBQ

According to the documents, when would Harriet Tubman travel while conducting her work on the Underground Railroad?

• at night in the winter

• in the morning in the spring

• in the afternoon in the fall

• at dawn in the summer

According to the map from document A, where did Harriet travel to while working as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Phoenix, Arizona

• New York, New York

According to document B, why would Harriet Tubman return to the South?

• to find animals

• to find her owners

• to save other slaves

• to fight in the Civil War

Because of Harriet Tubman's legend of freeing slaves and assisting others to freedom she was known as

• St. Catherine

• Araminta Ross

• Egypt

• Moses

What was the Underground Railroad? 

• a tunnel where people bought slaves 

• a network of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape 

• a train that took slaves to safe places 

• the home where Harriet Tubman grew up 

An abolitionist works to end slavery. What does abolish mean?

• to start

• to end

• to continue

• to have fun

According to documents C & D, Harriet Tubman's work during the Civil War included.....

• She worked as a cook, a nurse, and a spy.

• She worked as a driver, a writer, and a carpenter.

• She worked as a teacher, a painter, and a musician.

• She worked as a sailor, a writer, and a banker.

According to document B, why did slaves mostly escape on Saturdays late at night?

• Plantations gave a rest day on Sundays

• They were too tired on Fridays

• Sundays were a rest day for Harriet

• The train left on Saturdays

What was important about the Fugitive Slave Law?

• Runaways had to be returned to their owners.

• Some people lived off rewards for runaway slaves.

• People had to report that they saw a runaway.

• All of the above

According to the DBQ, Harriet Tubman was part of a raid during the Civil War that rescued _________ slaves in a single night.

• 8

• 800

• 80

• 8000