Resistance to Slavey: Harriet Tubman Flashcards
1
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- When was Harriet Tubman born?
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1820
2
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- Were Harriet Tubman’s parents slaves or free?
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Slaves
3
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- As a slave what was Harriet’s life like?
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Terrible - she was regularly beaten & whipped.
4
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- What significant thing happened to Harriet Tubman when she was 12 and how did this affect her?
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- She was hit on the head with a heavy object by an overseer.
- This injury caused her to sleep a lot.
5
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- What kind of dreams and visions did Harriet tubman have?
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Dreams and visions where God was going to free her and the others from slavery.
6
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- At 25, Harriet got married. Who did she marry and was he a slave or free?
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She maried John Tubman. He was a free black American.
7
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- Harriet Tubman dreamed of going North to be free. What was her husband’s reaction to this? How did Harriet respond?
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- Her husband did not want to leave.
- So Harriet left him behind.
8
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- How did Harriet manage to gain her freedom?
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By using th underground railroad and moving North.
9
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- How long and how far did Harriet’s journey to freedom take?
What made her journey difficult?
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- Her journey was almost 145 km and took between 5 days and 3 weeks.
- Bounty hunters who were looking for escaped slaves.
10
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- When Harriet gained her freedom, what did she do?
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She went back South and helper her family and other slaves to be free.
11
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- What was Harriet’s nickname and why was she given this name?
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- 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.
12
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- Harriet was a devout Christian but she carried a gun. Why?
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- For protection against slave catchers and dogs.
- To threaten any slaves that wanted to trun back.
13
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- During the American Civil War, what part did Harriet Tubman play? Name 2 things she did.
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- She was a spy for the North against the South.
- She worked hard to start rest homes for the poor.
14
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- At what age and in what year did Harriet die?
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93 in 1913
15
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- What is Harriet remembered for?
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For her fight against slavery and for loving and helping others.