Harriet Tubman and Theodore Parker's Impact

Harriet Tubman, despite the dangers posed by the Fugitive Slave Law, returns to Dorchester County to rescue her brother and others. She works in Cape May to save money for her mission to persuade her husband, John Tubman, to join her in the North. Upon her return, she discovers John has remarried. Heartbroken, she reflects on her past and gathers a group of slaves to lead them to freedom. Meanwhile, Theodore Parker, an abolitionist, writes a letter condemning the Fugitive Slave Act.

What law made Harriet Tubman unsafe in Philadelphia?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Fugitive Slave Law

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Why did Harriet Tubman return to Dorchester County in 1851?

• To start a new life

• To attend a wedding

• To rescue her brother and two other men

• To visit her family

Where did Harriet Tubman work during the summer of 1851?

• Boston

• Cape May, New Jersey

• New York

• Philadelphia

What was Harriet's main purpose for returning to Maryland in the fall of 1851?

• To visit her family

• To start a business

• To persuade John Tubman to go north with her

• To attend a festival

What did Harriet Tubman find when she arrived at the plantation?

• Her family was there to greet her

• The plantation was abandoned

• John Tubman had a new wife named Caroline

• John Tubman was waiting for her

How did Harriet Tubman feel about John Tubman's laughter?

• She laughed along with him

• She was indifferent

• She hated the sound of it

• She found it comforting

What realization did Harriet Tubman come to after her encounter with John Tubman?

• She should stay in Maryland

• She should continue her mission for freedom

• She should return to Philadelphia

• She should confront Caroline

What did Harriet Tubman do after leaving the plantation?

• She went to New York

• She returned to Philadelphia alone

• She stayed in Maryland

• She collected a group of slaves and headed north

Who was Theodore Parker?

• A member of the Boston vigilance committee

• A slave

• A politician

• A plantation owner

What was the main message of Theodore Parker's letter to President Fillmore?

• Support for the Fugitive Slave Act

• Opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act

• Request for a new law

• Praise for the president's policies