Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

In what border state was Harriet Tubman born?

How did the expansion of cotton fields in the Deep South affect young enslaved people on the Eastern Shore?

How old was Tubman when she escaped slavery?

Why did the Underground Railroad run all the way to Canada and not simply stop in the Northern free states?

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

• She was born free and went to school.

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

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

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

What Underground Railroad conductor was called the "Moses of her people"?

• Sojourner Truth

• Sarah Grimke

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman

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.

Harriet Tubman is...

• A plantation owner

• Conductor of the underground railroad

• Wrote Uncle toms cabin

• Was the union general