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1 Name: Directions: Complete the following questions using resources from the link listed below Be sure to watch the videos: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad and Gateway to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, as well as read the entire article on the Underground Railroad, before beginning this assignment. 1. What did the term Underground Railroad refer to? - It referred to a network of people who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom in the northern states and Canada.

2 2. Why is the concept of the well-coordinated system of conductors helping escaped slaves reach each following station exaggerated? - The Underground Railroad was more spontaneous than the image of a railroad implies. Slaves who had reached the northern states where they could find help had already completed the hardest part of their journey. 3. What determined a slaves chances of escaping from the South? - Slaves relied on their resourcefulness and luck, more so than any coordinated assistance would have. 4. Who were the most active of the Railroad workers who helped the fugitive slave during their escapes? Who was the most famous of these individuals? - Free blacks from the northern states were the most common conductors on the Underground Railroad. - Harriet Tubman was the most famous of these conductors. Follow the link for Harriet Tubman: to complete this webquest. 5. What state was Harriet Tubman born in? What kind of upbringing did she endure? - Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Maryland. - She endured a harsh existence as a field hand and was beaten regularly. Harriet Tubman

3 6. What difficult decision did Harriet Tubman carry out in 1849? - Harriet Tubman fled Maryland, leaving behind her husband and family. 7. What conviction, or belief, convinced Harriet Tubman to continue to return to the South following her escape? Why did she return? - Harriet Tubman held firm in the belief that Mah people mus go free. - She returned to the South at least 19 times to help lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to freedom. 8. How much of a bounty was put on her head by slave owners in the South? - $40, What two things allowed Harriet Tubman to sustain her journey and to help free as many slaves as possible? - Her pistol and her faith in god. - She would not hesitate to use her pistol in self-defence, she also used it as a symbol to instruct slaves. - She affirmed her faith in god by saying I m gwine (going) to hole stiddy on to you, an you ve got to see me trou (through). 10. How did Harriet Tubman serve the Union cause during the Civil War? How long did she care for wounded soldiers? - She served as a nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War. - For more than three years she served as a nurse in Florida and the Carolinas, tending to white and black soldiers. 11. Why was Harriet Tubman a good spy for the Union? How did she assist Col. James Montgomery? - She wore a bandana on her head to conceal her identity and had several front teeth missing, she looked similar to any other slave in the South. - She knew the location of cotton warehouses, ammunition depots, and slaves waiting to be liberated. This helped Montgomery lead raids to important areas. - Tubman led his army on their expedition up the Combahee River in June How much was Tubman paid for her three years of service in the Civil War? Was this a fair amount? What reasons could have led to such little pay? - Harriet Tubman was only paid $200 dollars for three years of work.

4 - No, it was not fair. Harriet Tubman was a woman and she was black, both of these reasons would have contributed to her poor pay. 13. After the Civil War, how did Harriet Tubman return to her original life s work? - She returned to Auburn, New York, and continued to help freed blacks start their lives in the North. She cared for her parents and needy relatives as well. - She turned her home into a Home for Indigent and Aged Negroes. 14. What was a continuing problem in Harriet Tubman s later life? How did she attempt to keep her old age home running? - Lack of money was a real problem for her. She financed her old folk s home by selling her autobiography and by giving speeches. 15. What was the most memorable appearance by Harriet Tubman? What did she represent? - At the National Association of Colored Women in 1896 in Washington D.C. - She embodied the strength and struggles of black women who continued to fight for dignity and respect. Harriet Tubman Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts

5 Name: Directions: Complete the following questions using resources from the link listed below Be sure to watch the videos: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad and Gateway to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, as well as read the entire article on the Underground Railroad, before beginning this assignment. 1. What did the term Underground Railroad refer to?

6 2. Why is the concept of the well-coordinated system of conductors helping escaped slaves reach each following station exaggerated? 3. What determined a slaves chances of escaping from the South? 4. Who were the most active of the Railroad workers who helped the fugitive slave during their escapes? Who was the most famous of these individuals? Follow the link for Harriet Tubman: to complete this webquest. 5. What state was Harriet Tubman born in? What kind of upbringing did she endure? Harriet Tubman

7 6. What difficult decision did Harriet Tubman carry out in 1849? 7. What conviction, or belief, convinced Harriet Tubman to continue to return to the South following her escape? Why did she return? 8. How much of a bounty was put on her head by slave owners in the South? 9. What two things allowed Harriet Tubman to sustain her journey and to help free as many slaves as possible? 10. How did Harriet Tubman serve the Union cause during the Civil War? How long did she care for wounded soldiers? 11. Why was Harriet Tubman a good spy for the Union? How did she assist Col. James Montgomery? 12. How much was Tubman paid for her three years of service in the Civil War? Was this a fair amount? What reasons could have led to such little pay?

8 13. After the Civil War, how did Harriet Tubman return to her original life s work? 14. What was a continuing problem in Harriet Tubman s later life? How did she attempt to keep her old age home running? 15. What was the most memorable appearance by Harriet Tubman? What did she represent? Harriet Tubman Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts

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