"She had never been in Canada... she kept painting vivid word pictures of what it would be like to be free."

"She had announced her arrival in the quarter by singing the forbidden spiritual-"Go down, Moses, way down to Egypt Land-"singing it softly outside the door of a slave cabin, late at night."

"The slaves whispered to each other, ear to mouth, mouth to ear, "Moses is here."

"Unfortunately, the discovery was almost always made on a Sunday."

"They stumbled along beside her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were."

“Sometimes she told them about Thomas Garrett, in Wilmington. She said he was their friend even though he did not know them. He was the friend of all fugitives."

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Tubman's followers trusted her. An example of this trust is when she would fall asleep and they would stay with her. From experience, I know that when you trust someone, you stick with them, especially if they their job is to protect you.

Tubman's followers trusted her. I know this because none of them reported her to the slave owners.

Tubman's followers trusted her. This is shown by the way they followed her without asking questions.

Harriet Tubman carried a gun. This shows she was brave.

One example of Tubman's bravery was the fact that she carried a gun. I know this was a brave thing for her to do because if she would be caught with a gun, she would be killed.

Harriet Tubman is brave because she carried a gun with her while leading people to freedom. She needed the gun to protect her people from animals and slave hunters.

I know that this example shows that Harriet Tubman was a good leader because I know from experience that people who can keep their heads in moments of stress can think better and make better decisions.

This example shows that Harriet Tubman was a good leader because from experience, people who can keep their heads in moments of stress make the best leaders.

This example shows that Harriet Tubman was a good leader because if I was following her, it would make me feel comfortable and safe and believe that she is a good leader.

Harriet Tubman was determined. I know this because she was willing to shoot one of her followers.

Harriet Tubman's determination can be proven by her willingness to shoot one of her followers. This was a brave thing to do because you would have to be brave to shoot someone, for any reason.

Harriet Tubman's determination was evident by her willingness to shoot one of her followers who was threatening to return to the plantation. From experience, I know that people who are determined will often stop at nothing to reach their goal.

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An example of her intelligence is her ability to remember and navigate the route along the Underground Railroad. I know this because even without the ability to read, Harriet is able to notice landmarks and how to navigate by looking at the stars. Only someone intelligent could do all that as you would have to understand astronomy and geography.

Harriet Tubman is intelligent because she was able to figure out how to get all those people from the southern states to the North. Only a smart person could manage that many people for that distance.

Tubman's intelligence is made evident by her ability to talk people into running away. They listen to her because she's intelligent.

I would consider this act to be inspirational because it's a nice thing to do.

I would consider this act to be inspirational because the idea of giving to others and offering help when needed can inspire others to do the same.

I would consider this act to be inspirational because this story inspires me to be a better person, and to try to do stuff for other people.

This shows Harriet was determined because she was so determined she pulled a gun on this guy to get him to stay with them.

If someone is truly determined to do something, they will stop at nothing to get it done. We know from another part of the story that if a slave would return to the plantation it would mean certain death for the other fugitives. Tubman was so determined to get her people to freedom, she went as far as to threaten to shoot one of her fugitive slaves who wanted to return to the plantation. She did this to help protect her followers.

We know from another part of the story that if a slave would return to the plantation it would mean certain death for the other fugitives. Tubman was so determined she pulled a gun to threaten to shoot a slave who wouldn't stay with the rest of the group and wanted to go back to the plantation. This showed how determined she was.

She gave the impression of being a short, muscular, indomitable woman who could never be defeated.

She hesitated before she approached the door, thinking, suppose that he, too, should refuse shelter, suppose-then she thought, Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to You and You’ve got to see me through-and knocked softly.

They spent the night in the warm kitchen. They really slept, all that night and until dusk the next day.

She tells the story of Thomas Garrett. She said “he kept a pail of milk and a loaf of bread in the drawer of his desk so that he would have food ready at hand for any of God’s poor who should suddenly appear before him.”

By slow stages they reached Philadelphia, where William Still hastily recorded their names, and the plantations whence they had come, and something of their life they had led in slavery.

Often she found herself thinking of the beauty of Maryland, the mellowness of the soil, the richness of the plant life there.

She continued to live in this fashion, spending the winter in Canada and the spring and summer in Cape May, New Jersey, or in Philadelphia.

When spring came she decided that she would make this small Canadian city her home.

She lifted the gun, aimed it at the despairing slave. She said, “Go on with us or die.”

Yes, bring it on! I know this material well!

Not quite! I think I still need a little more practice with this!

Not even close! I need to practice more until I've got this!