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WorksheetsHarriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, Petry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Slave owners most likely wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she
led enslaved people to freedom
fought against the Fugitive Slave Law
sang forbidden spirituals to enslaved people
worked hard and they wanted her as a worker
What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?
She planned the trips to begin on Sundays.
A man refused to accept her and the runaways.
She led runaways knowing she faced being hanged.
The runaways stayed with her when she slept.
Tubman told the runaways about Thomas Garrett and his shoes to
brag about the pair of shoes she received, even though she knew the runaways would not receive shoes.
remember the joyful stories for a long time
scare the runaways into joining her escaping
give the runaways hope of reaching freedom
How did the rumored Moses differ from the actual conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Moses was rumored to give whippoorwill calls as signals, but Tubman sang spirituals.
Moses was rumored to be a man, but Harriet Tubman was a woman.
The rumored Moses traveled only by night, but Tubman led the runaways by day.
The rumored Moses followed the North Star, but Tubman used her memory to lead the way.
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Law have on enslaved people?
Owners could no longer reclaim people who escaped slavery.
Runaways could be returned to the South if found in the North.
Enslaved people were required to do more.
The law made the sale of enslaved people more profitable.
The fact that one house on the Underground Railroad refused to help the runaways shows that
few people knew about Tubman in the North
freeing enslaved people was a dangerous activity
life was difficult for enslaved people in the South
many people refused to help enslaved people
Petry shows Tubman encouraging the runaways despite her own fear. This helps characterize Tubman as someone who
lived a life that was filled with constant fear
could put aside her fear to help others
recklessly put others' lives in danger
refused to accept reality as others saw it
In the context of this story "quarter" means:
one-fourth of a person's possessions
25 cents
areas in a plantation where slaves lived
people fleeing from danger
Fugitives are
people fleeing from danger or capture
people living happily
people who are well-fed
people who make quilts
Disheveled means
tidy and neat
untidy or rumpled
very organized
immaculately dressed
