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 Harriet Tubman
the 1800s. Since Harriet was born into the brutal slavery system, accurate birth records were not kept. Sources date her birth from 1819 to 1821 in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Ross. Actually, Harriet is not Harriet's given name either. She was born Araminta Ross, but later switched to Harriet Ross in honor of her mother, Harriet. The "Rosses" were members of the West African Ashanti tribe before they were drawn into slavery. Harriet Ross became Harriet Tubman when she had a brief arranged marriage to John Tubman in 1844. By 1849, Harriet had reached a point in her life where she was able to escape to the North. John was not willing to risk his life and remained in Maryland. The two never associated again, but Harriet kept the name Tubman.
lead. At age 13, she was working in a general store when the owner of the store found a stowaway hiding amongst the goods. He told Harriet to block the doorway so the slave could not escape. Harriet moved aside when the slave got to the door, allowing him to flee to freedom. The owner then flung a heavy lead weight at the escaping slave, but it actually struck Harriet in the head. For the rest of her life, Harriet was marked with a scar and suffered from narcolepsy as reminders of the price of freedom.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When looking back on her crossing of the Mason-Dixon line into Pennsylvania, Harriet contentedly stated, "I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming." Her first job in Philadelphia was a cook, but she soon became affiliated with anti-slavery committees and began work as a conductor on the famous Underground Railroad.
traveled from the north to the south to secretly carry slaves back to freedom in the north. The Underground Railroad was actually a secret system of freed slaves and anti-slavery whites who took in slaves and cared for them while they were escaping to the north.
19. All of Harriet's trips to the south were made either by foot or in wagons pulled by horses. When she freed slaves, she often carried a rifle and said, 'Go on with us or die.' if slaves were wanting to give up. (It also had a double meaning because if they were caught escaping, they'd be put to death.)
300+. Although 300 slaves made it to the North with Harriet, many died on the trip due to the harsh conditions and the slave catchers.
Auburn, NY. Harriet Tubman opened the home in 1908. At a massive 2 1/2 storeys, it was an impressive haven for the elderly and poor. Harriet also oversaw the building of several schools in the south for sufferers of the Civil War.
1913. Ironically enough, Harriet lost her life in the nursing home she built solely for the sake of helping others. She checked into the home when she was stricken with pneumonia, which eventually caused her death in her early 90s.
Bucktown. Harriet was given the name Araminta Ross at birth.
10. Before Harriet escaped to freedom, she promised her family that she would return for them and she did. She eventually helped her parents and all her siblings escape to freedom.
Edward Brodas. Harriet was born on the Brodas Plantation and was owned by Edward Brodas until her escape in 1849. At age 7 she was hired out by Brodas to another mistress, Miss Susan. Miss Susan was cruel and Harriet suffered many beatings at her hands.
A free man. John Tubman died in 1867.
29. Harriet ran away because she was afraid she was about to be sold to another master, further South.
Canada. After fleeing Maryland, Harriet initially settled in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is where she met William Still, the Philadelphia Stationmaster who eventually got her involved in working for the Underground Railroad.
Nelson Davis. After the Civil War and her marriage to Nelson Davis, Harriet moved to New York. Nelson Davis died in 1888. After Nelson Davis' death, Harriet remained unmarried for the rest of her life.
Conductor. It was Harriet's job to return for slaves and make the trip with them to freedom. She risked her own freedom 19 times by making this return trip to the South.
Pneumonia. Harriet died in Auburn, New York, where she had made her home in 1908. She was buried in the Fort Hill Cemetary in Auburn, New York, with military honors.
1865. Slavery was abolished in January 1865 when Congress passed the 13th Amendment.
In 1995 Harriet Tubman was honored by the federal government with a commemorative stamp bearing her name and likeness.
| Harriet rescued just her relatives, but then decided to rescue anyone who had the courage to run away. What did she do to the frightened slaves that wanted to head back? | The Life of Harriet Tubman
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Threatened them with her gun. She used the gun to 'encourage' them, but she never fired at anybody.
John Tubman. She made a patchwork quilt that was the symbol of their life they shared, together. He helped her sew it and it was very precious and special to them both. John Brown was her later husband and William Still was her Underground Railroad partner.
| Harriet was known as Aunt Harriet, General Tubman, Humanitarian, and Universal Patriot. What other name was she well-known by? | The Life of Harriet Tubman
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Moses. She was known as Moses because she constantly went to Maryland and helped to release slaves. She helped enslaved people reach "the promised Land" - in this case, Canada. The original Moses, of course, led the slaves out of Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan.
Sister, brother-in-law and their children. She helped her brother-in-law, John Bowley, bring his family to Pennsylvania. John Tubman fell in love with another woman after Harriet ran away.
Helping the Union in the Civil War. In the Civil War, she worked as a spy, a nurse, and recruited many slaves for the Union.
| What was the symbol of the life she would share with her husband? She ended up giving this to a Quaker who helped her. | The Life of Harriet Tubman
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a patchwork quilt. Her parents had always wanted her to sew a quilt so she did it for them. It took about a year to sew.
Benjamin and Old Rit. Old Rit was short for Harriet Greene her mother, and her father was Benjamin Ross.
She stopped doing inside tasks and got to work in the fields. She loved the fields and would sing and watch birds to relieve stress.
| While Harriet Tubman worked with many people to help free slaves, who did Tubman not work with? | Harriet Tubman's Life
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Horace Mann. William Still and Thomas Garrett were station masters. She worked with Thomas Garrett in Wilmington, Delaware and William Still in Philadelphia. She helped Charles Nalle escape from custody in 1860. This was Tubman’s first public act of freeing a black person. She never worked with Horace Mann, who was the man who created the concept of high school.
| In 1860, Tubman visited the wonderful city of Boston, Massachusetts, and did many things there. What did she not do in Boston in 1860? | Harriet Tubman's Life
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She did all these things.. She visited Boston, Massachusetts, in 1860. While she was there she did all the things mentioned. She visited Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, met Louisa May Alcott's family, and had tea with Horace Mann's wife. She also attended the New England Anti-Slavery Society Conference. While in Boston she also did some public speaking.
| Tubman did some public speaking when she was free. What was her pseudonym when she spoke in public? | Harriet Tubman's Life
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Harriet Garrison. She took on the pseudonym Harriet Garrison when she spoke in public. This was a precaution she took to ensure that she could still spread her messages, while still protected from being caught and sent back to the South. She got the name from William Lloyd Garrison, whom she admired greatly.
A maid. She worked as a maid. She had worked in this capacity as a child. By the time she was five she was doing household chores at the plantation where she lived. She was later sent out to other plantations to help. Later she was assigned to work in the fields.
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