WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Frederick Douglas
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Henry Brown
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Harriet Tubman
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 1822, Tubman was named Araminta by her enslaved parents, Ben and Rit Ross. Nearly killed at the age of 13 by a blow to her head, “Minty” recovered and grew strong and determined to be free.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were Harriet Tubman’s accomplishments? Harriet Tubman is credited with conducting upward of 300 enslaved people along the Underground Railroad from the American South to Canada.
Detailed explanation-3: -Known as the “Moses of her people, ” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.