SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
FIGHTING SLAVERY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
She did do that.
|
|
|
She did the opposite.
|
|
|
She hated slaves.
|
|
|
She was not a slave.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave-holding states many times to help other slaves escape. She led them safely to the northern free states and to Canada. It was very dangerous to be a runaway slave. There were rewards for their capture, and ads like you see here described slaves in detail.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tubman made the choice for freedom and fled the bonds of slavery by running away to the North via the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped enslaved persons safely escape from slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tubman found work as a housekeeper in Philadelphia, but she wasn’t satisfied living free on her own-she wanted freedom for her loved ones and friends, too. She soon returned to the south to lead her niece and her niece’s children to Philadelphia via the Underground Railroad.
Detailed explanation-4: -September 17, 1849-Harriet Tubman escaped slavery today in Maryland, thanks to the help of two of her brothers, Ben and Henry. Tubman had been hired out to Dr. Anthony Thompson, who owned a large plantation in an area called Poplar Neck in neighboring Caroline County.