Resistance to Slavey: Harriet Tubman

Question 1

28. When was Harriet Tubman born?

Answer 1

1820

Question 2

29. Were Harriet Tubman’s parents slaves or free?

Answer 2

Slaves

Question 3

30. As a slave what was Harriet’s life like?

Answer 3

Terrible - she was regularly beaten & whipped.

Question 4

31. What significant thing happened to Harriet Tubman when she was 12 and how did this affect her?

Answer 4

• She was hit on the head with a heavy object by an overseer.
• This injury caused her to sleep a lot.

Question 5

32. What kind of dreams and visions did Harriet tubman have?

Answer 5

Dreams and visions where God was going to free her and the others from slavery.

Question 6

33. At 25, Harriet got married. Who did she marry and was he a slave or free?

Answer 6

She maried John Tubman. He was a free black American.

Question 7

34. Harriet Tubman dreamed of going North to be free. What was her husband’s reaction to this? How did Harriet respond?

Answer 7

• Her husband did not want to leave.
• So Harriet left him behind.

Question 8

35. How did Harriet manage to gain her freedom?

Answer 8

By using th underground railroad and moving North.

Question 9

36. How long and how far did Harriet’s journey to freedom take?
    What made her journey difficult?

Answer 9

• Her journey was almost 145 km and took between 5 days and 3 weeks.
• Bounty hunters who were looking for escaped slaves.

Question 10

37. When Harriet gained her freedom, what did she do?

Answer 10

She went back South and helper her family and other slaves to be free.

Question 11

38. What was Harriet’s nickname and why was she given this name?

Answer 11

• She was nicknamed Moses.
• This is because she brought over 300 slaves to freedom in north America and Canada by carrying out over 19 secret trips.

Question 12

39. Harriet was a devout Christian but she carried a gun. Why?

Answer 12

• For protection against slave catchers and dogs.
• To threaten any slaves that wanted to trun back.

Question 13

40. During the American Civil War, what part did Harriet Tubman play? Name 2 things she did.

Answer 13

• She was a spy for the North against the South.
• She worked hard to start rest homes for the poor.

Question 14

41. At what age and in what year did Harriet die?

Answer 14

93 in 1913

Question 15

42. What is Harriet remembered for?

Answer 15

For her fight against slavery and for loving and helping others.

Question 16

43. Today, how is Harriet Tubman remembered?

Answer 16

There are many memorials and books that honor her life.