Harriet Tubman Lesson

to call forth; to summon

• evoke
• disheveled
• eloquence

The runaways had to reach Canada to be free because of the

• Fugitive Slave Law
• Society of Friends
• Middle Passage 
• Philadelphia Vigilance Comittee

Why did slaves mostly escape on Saturdays late at night?

• Sunday was a day of rest / religion for plantation owners.

• They were too tired on Fridays after a long week of work

• The train left on Saturdays and it was the last train until Monday

• Sundays were a rest day for Harriet

Why did Harriet fall asleep without warning?

• She was a very tired lady

• She was hit in the head by her master

• She took medicine

• She had narcolepsy

What was the passcode that Harriet Tubman used to get help along the journey?

• A friend with friends
• password
• Let me in
• My friends have friends

What does indomitable mean?

• to not get discouraged, to be determined
• short and stout
• memorable

Why does Tubman insist that the runaways must "go on or die"?

• runaways would turn traitors and tell where the people and places were on the underground railroad
• she know how hard life was on the plantation for the slaves
• this was her way of frightening them to go on

Which word means:
An object thought to have magical or protective powers.

• Abolitionists
• Talisman
• Jouncy
• Intuition

Who is the author of Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Alma Petry

• Ann Petry

• Ann Poehler

• Amy Poehler

Who was Thomas Garrett?

• Thomas Garrett was a Quaker from Delaware who was convicted of harboring runaway slaves.

• Thomas Garrett was a store owner who employed slaves.

• Thomas Garrett was a convicted criminal that Harriet helped hide.

• Thomas Garrett was a clergyman who helped Harriett learn how to read.