Harriet Tubman & Courage

Which of the following best describes Harriet Tubman’s childhood?

• • She was born free and went to school.

• • She was born free but learned the stories of many enslaved people.

• • She was born enslaved and forced to work on a plantation.

• • She was born enslaved but treated very nicely by the overseers.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• • a secret network of people who helped slaves escape

• • a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania

• • a group of people who stopped slaves from escaping

• • a large farm where crops were grown under the ground

After she escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman

• • stayed in the North and worked in Philadelphia for the rest of her life.

• • returned to the South many times to help other slaves escape.

• • was caught and thrown in jail for escaping.

• • decided she shouldn’t help other slaves because it was illegal.

People who tried to end slavery were called

• ovrseers

• plantations

• nurses

• abolitionists

Tubman decided to escape to freedom after learning

• • how slaves were being treated at other plantations.

• • that her owner was planning to sell her to another plantation.

• • that she had a lot of family in the North.

• • how to read a map and use a compass.

How did Tubman find her way to freedom?

• • She used maps and compasses.

• • Her parents showed her the way.

• • She followed the North Star.

• • An overseer helped her escape.

Where did Tubman bring escaped slaves so that they could be free?

• • many cities in the South

• • the West coast of the United States

• • northern states and Canada

• • Europe and Asia

Which of the following best describes how Tubman and other slaves escaped to freedom?

• • during the day, in the bright daylight

• • at night, under the cover of darkness

• • on comfortable trains and buses

• • with people from the government close by to help them

People who traveled with escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, helping sneak them to safety, were called

• overseers

• nurses

• owners

• conductors

Which of the following statements about Tubman’s trips to help slaves escape is true?

• • Tubman only helped her family escape.

• • Tubman helped about 10 slaves escape.

• • Tubman never lost a passenger when helping them escape.

• • Tubman lost many passengers when helping them escape.