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Timeline:
1822— Possible birth date of Minty Ross
1844 — Minty Ross marries John Tubman; changes name to Harriet Tubman
1850 — Harriet conducts first trip on Underground Railroad
1859 — First college baseball game
1860 — Tubman conducts last trip on Underground Railroad
1863 — Combahee River raid
1890s — Tubman active in women's suffrage movement
1908 — Harriet Tubman Home for the poor dedicated in New York
1913 — Harriet Tubman dies in Auburn, New York
- Number each paragraph. (including any photos)
- Circle or highlight any key words or phrases.
- Can you tell what what was happening in her life in each paragraph? Write what was happening next to each paragraph. Think of it as a #Hashtag. ie: #Childhood
- Place a smiley face next to the paragraph if it is positive action.
- Place a sad face next to the paragraph if it was a challenge in her life.
Background Essay Questions
- In what border state was Harriet Tubman born?
- How did the expansion of cotton fields in the deep South affect young slaves on the Eastern Shore?
- How old was Harriet when she escaped slavery?
- Why did the Underground Railroad not stop in the United States but run all the way to Canada?
- Define or explain each of these terms:
*Eastern Shore
*Fugitive Slave Act
*Bloodhound Act
*Underground Railroad
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