LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE FIGHT TO END SLAVERY
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Question
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____ returned to Maryland after becoming free in order to rescue her family.
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Frederick Douglass
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Sojourner Truth
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Harriet Tubman
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On September 17, 1849, Harriet, Ben and Henry escaped their Maryland plantation. The brothers, however, changed their minds and went back. With the help of the Underground Railroad, Harriet persevered and traveled 90 miles north to Pennsylvania and freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -This early 1860s painting called A Ride for Liberty depicts runaway slaves attempting to escape. Tubman decided to help others run away because she believed their freedom was more important than her own safety and that it was her responsibility to help those who could not rescue themselves.
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