Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Tubman

• Katarina Stoffers CL-6

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Childhood

• In 1820 Harriet Tubman was born a slave in
  Maryland.
• When she was twelve, an overseer hit her in the
  head with a heavy weight.
• As a result she had a condition, where she slept
  a great deal of time, her whole life. It is
  called narcolepsy.

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Adulthood

• At age 25, she married John Tubman who was a free
  African American.
• She was afraid she was going to be sold south
  and, therefore, she ran away.

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Her escape

• She escaped through the Underground Railroad.
• It was a network of safe houses which were called
  depots and stations.
• The owners were called station masters and were
  often Quakers or free African Americans.
• The people who led the slaves were called
  conductors.
• They used codes to find their way
• north. These codes were often
• songs.

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As a free woman

• She wanted to free her family, so she returned to
  Maryland.
• She freed her parents, her brother, her sister,
  her sisters children, and two other slaves.
• She went back again to free her husband who had
  already remarried by the time she arrived.
• After this, she became determined to help people.
• She later married Nelson David, who was a Union
  soldier.

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As a conductor

• She made 19 trips in which she successfully freed
  300 slaves.
• She carried a gun and threatened those who wanted
  to go back.
• She was called Moses because she led her people
  from slavery.

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Bounty Hunter Reward

• Bounty hunters would get a 40,000 if they caught
  Harriet and brought her to the authorities.
• They failed every time.

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Influential People

• She met many abolitionists.
• She became friends with John Brown, Frederick
  Douglas, and Senator William H. Seward.

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After the Underground Railroad

• She worked for the Union Army during the Civil
  War.
• She was a nurse, spy, and cook.
• After the war, she returned to her home.

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Her Death

• She died in March 10, 1913 when she was 93 years
  old.
• She received many honors and awards after her
  death.
• A ship was named after her the Liberty Ship of
  Harriet Tubman.
• The government issued a postage stamp in her
  honor.

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Bibliography

• Harriet Tubman. May 14, 2008 http//www.americas
  library.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/tubman
• Harriet Tubman Biography Page. May 27, 2008
  http//www.civilwarhome.com/tubmanbio.htm
• Harriet Tubman. May 14, 2008 http//gardenofprai
  se.com/ibdtub.htm