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At Harriet's funeral,
she was buried with- full military honors.
-An enslaved person who
escaped to the Union Army
during the Civil War is
called---
contraband.
The _______ escape
from their plantations fugitives (runaways)
but are not yet free.
The Fugitive Slave
Law stated that---
it was the duty of all citizens,
even those living north of the
Mason-Dixon Line, to help
capture runaways.
a home and a
Harriet's dream was
hospital for the poor
to open both--and sick.
Harriet spoke with
_______ about the
successes of other
runaways.
eloquence (grace &
power)
Harriet taught the slaves
that escaped during the
Civil War to---
make their own
choices and to begin to
think like free people.
Harriet Tubman says that she
cannot allow anyone from the
group to return to the
plantation for fear of all the---
runaways being forced to
tell everything about the
Underground Railroad to
the slave owners
Harriet Tubman tries
to encourage a group
of runaways by---
threatening them
with a gun.
Harriet was often
referred to as the---
Moses of her people.
How did Harriet get
An overseer threw a
weight at a runaway slave,
the scar on her
but it hit Harriet instead.
head?
How old was Harriet
when she was first
hired out?
6 years old
In her later life,
Harriet made money
from---
growing & selling
vegetables and from the
books written about her by
Sarah Bradford.
One of Harriet's jobs
for the Union Army
was as a---
spy
A person running
away from slavery is
called a---
freedom seeker.
A statement that formally
changes or alters the U.S.
Constitution is called an--
amendment.
The term that refers to a
person held in control as
human property of another
person.
slave
The term that refers to
free people that were
forced into slavery.
enslaved
There is one major
________ for a slave to
run away; his or her
freedom.
incentive (reward)
To be free from
slavery is to be---
emancipated.
To the plantation owners,
it is _______ how the
runaways manage to
escape.
incomprehensible
(puzzling)
A warm place to sleep and
a good meal helps to
________ the runaways'
fears.
dispel (take away)
Was Harriet every paid
the $1800 owed to her
by the U.S. government?
No
What did Harriet
refer to as "the land
of Egypt?"
Maryland
What did Harriet
refer to as "the
promised land?"
Canada
What does William
Still of Philadelphia
do?
He helps Harriet get
letters to and from her
family in Maryland.
What is Harriet
Tubman trying to
accomplish?
She wants to help
people escape
slavery.
What religion were the
majority of the conductors
on the Underground
Railroad?
Quakers
What was Harriet's job
when she was hired
out to Mrs. Cook?
Her job was to help
Mrs. Cook weave.
What was one effect of
Harriet being hit in the
head by the weight?
seizures or sleeping
spells
When Harriet Tubman
tells the group, "And
freedom's not bought with
dust," she means that---
people have to work
hard to free
themselves.
Where did Harriet
settle after she
finished all her work?
Auburn, New York
Who was the man
that publicly spoke
out against slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Why does Harriet
Tubman plan the escapes
for Saturday night?
She wants to gain
more time before
being pursued.