Harriet Tubman Web Hunt: Leading the Way to freedom
The most famous conductor along the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in Maryland, she escaped when she was 25 years old. She returned to the South 19 times, helping more than 300 enslaved African Americans to freedom.
Purpose of this Web Hunt: Use the Internet to learn more about Harriet Tubman’s remarkable life.
The task: Go to the websites below for each question, read the page, and without cutting or pasting, type the answers to each question in your own words into a Word document.
When you are finished, proofread and print. Be sure your name, date, and block are in the header.
1. Describe Harriet Tubman’s childhood. What was one of her jobs as a child? How did she get a scar on her head?
2. Describe Harriet Tubman’s escape. Why did she flee? Who helped her? Where did she go?
3. What were some of the reasons that Harriet Tubman’s rescues were so successful? How did she discourage slaves who wanted to turn back?
4. After the Civil War, how did Harriet Tubman continue to fight for justice and help those in need?
Extra Credit
How did Harriet Tubman help the Union during the Civil War?
What are some different ways that Harriet Tubman has been honored? Describe another way people could honor her memory.
Read the August 29, 1868 letter to Harriet from her friend, the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. What does he say is the main difference between the two of them?