Harriet Tubman Courage

Slave owners wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

• led enslaved people to freedom.

• sang forbidden spirituals.

• fought for the Fugitive Slave Act.

• frightened slaves with her stories.

What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?

• The runaways stayed with her, even while she slept.

• She planned escapes that began on Sundays.

• She led runaways though she knew she could be hanged.

• The runaways were constantly tired, hungry, and cold.

The fact that Tubman and the runaways were turned away from one house on the Underground Railroad shows that

• Tubman often made mistakes about where they could stay.

• the runaways had to be more careful to avoid capture.

• people who helped runaway slaves were in danger.

• slave owners had many friends living in the North.

Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the runaways?

• He thought he could lead the way better than she.

• He threatened to return to the plantation.

• He wrote notes about the route they were taking.

• He complained about having to sleep outdoors.

Why did Tubman have to take the runaways all the way to Canada instead of to a place in the North?

• Cities and towns in Canada had agreed to provide jobs for all of the runaways that Tubman brought.

• The cooler weather in Canada was helpful for runaways who became sick during the long journey.

• The Fugitive Slave Law required that runaways be returned to the South if found in the North.

• People in the North were no longer willing to provide food, shelter, or jobs for the runaways.

What does DISHEVELED mean?

• disturbed

• divided

• perfect

• untidy

To DISPEL means to

• lose something.

• interfere with something.

• hide something.

• drive away something.

What does SULLEN mean?

• anxious

• painful

• sulky

• difficult

To CAJOLE is to

• mislead purposely.

• tease cruelly.

• answer correctly.

• urge gently.

LINGER means to

• show confidence.

• stay longer.

• give praise.

• speak softly.