Harriet Tubman's Life Changes

How did Harriet Tubman's life change from the beginning to the end of the passage?

• Harriet Tubman helped many people become free from slavery.

• Harriet Tubman made many stops before finally reaching freedom from slavery.

• Harriet Tubman was a slave in the south and eventually became free from slavery.

• Harriet Tubman hid under a blanket to travel before finally reaching freedom from slavery.

Which two statements should be included in a summary of the passage 'The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom'?

• No one knows how many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad.

• Newspaper articles spoke against slavery and helped slaves get to freedom.

• The Underground Railroad was a tool for helping slaves escape from slavery.

• When slaves tried to escape, they would be chased by slave owners and bloodhound dogs through the woods.

• Many slaves went with conductors who led the slaves through woods, swamps, and rivers on the journey to freedom.

What structure does the author use in paragraph 3 of 'The Underground Railroad: A Path to Freedom'?

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• description

• problem and solution

Select two statements that describe abolitionists.

• worked toward freeing slaves

• believed slaves should be free

• worked for money to free slaves

• worked with slaves to create newspapers

• believed slaves should be returned to owners

Read the sentence from paragraph 6. 'Even after Garrett was fined $5,400 for his 'crime' (an enormous amount of money for the time), he continued his work as a stationmaster.' How does the author show the difficulties stationmasters had to face?

• by sharing information about stationmasters’ jobs

• by sharing how the stationmaster ran the newspaper

• by sharing the consequence of a stationmaster’s actions

• by sharing the amount of money the stationmaster made for work

What information about Harriet Tubman is the same in both passages?

• Harriet Tubman helped people escape to freedom.

• Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland.

• Harriet Tubman was a famous abolitionist.