Harriet Tubman

What year was Harriet Tubman born?

• 1820

• 1849

• 1850

• 1865

What was the 'Underground Railroad'?

• A network of safe houses for escaping slaves

• A secret train system

• A military strategy

• A type of railroad

Why did Harriet Tubman move to Canada?

• Because of the 1850 'Fugitive Slave Act'

• To join the Union forces

• To open a home for the elderly

• To escape the Civil War

In what roles did Harriet Tubman serve during the Civil War?

• Nurse, spy, and soldier

• Only as a nurse

• Only as a spy

• Only as a soldier

How many slaves did Harriet Tubman help free during the Civil War?

• Over 700

• 500

• 300

• 100

What did Harriet Tubman do after the Civil War?

• Opened the Harriet Tubman Home for Aged and Indigent Negros

• Moved back to Maryland

• Became a plantation owner

• Stopped helping others

What movement did Harriet Tubman become involved in later in her life?

• Women's suffrage

• Civil War reenactments

• Railroad construction

• Plantation management