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● Harriet Tubman was born in the 1820s in Dorchester County, Maryland.

● Her parents were slaves so we don’t know her exact date of birth.

● When she was born her name was Araminta Ross.

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● Three of Tubman’s brothers and sisters were sold and taken away from the family.

● When a trader wanted to buy her youngest brother, her mother hid him for a month.

● Finally the trader and the family’s owner came to take the boy. Tubman’s mother stood up to them and they backed off.

Early Life

Tubman’s family worked chopping wood for shipbuilders in Baltimore

● As a young child, a slavemaster asked Tubman to help him hold down one of his slaves. She refused.

● When the slavemaster threw a weight at the slave, it hit her instead. She was taken back to her master’s house unconscious.

● No one helped her and she was soon sent back to work in the fields.

Early Life

Tubman’s family worked chopping wood for shipbuilders in Baltimore

Personality & Characteristics

● Tubman’s head injury gave her seizures, headaches and visions for the rest of her life.

● She was very religious and thought these were signs from God.

Tubman in 1880

Life Story

● In 1844, Tubman married a free black man named John Tubman. She took his last name and changed her first name to the same as her mother.

● In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia.

Tubman in 1880

The Underground Railroad

● Tubman went back to the South around 13 times to help slaves escape to freedom in the North.

● She took the slaves to the North using the “Underground Railroad”.

● These missions earned her the nickname “Moses”. Map of the Underground Railroad

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”

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● On her trip in 1851 she wanted to bring back her husband John, but he had married another woman.

● Frederick Douglass admired Tubman for her work.

● In 1859, she bought a piece of land in Auburn, New York. She turned it into a safe place for friends, family and slaves on the run.

Depiction of Tubman rescuing slaves on the Underground Railroad

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Life Story

● During the Civil War, Tubman worked as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout.

● After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, she led a band of scouts using her experience with the Underground Railroad.

● She was the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Civil War.

Tubman in 1885

Late Life

● Even though Tubman helped so many people, she never received a salary. She was also very generous to friends and family and so she was always poor.

● People tried to raise money for her but two thieves tricked her and took all the money she had.

● Finally, in 1898 President McKinley authorized an increase in her pension to $20 a month. This was because of her service during the Civil War.

Tubman (far left) with family and other escaped slaves.

Late Life

● Tubman worked to get women the right to vote. She story of service in the Civil War and women’s role in history.

● She donated some land to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Auburn. She wanted the land to be used as a home for “aged and indigent colored people”.

● She later lived in that home herself, and died in 1913 of pneumonia. She was buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. Tubman in 1910

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.”

Notable & Quotable

What does this mean to you?

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What do you think she means?

“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only

they knew they were slaves.”

Legacy

● Harriet Tubman is an American icon.

● She went on about thirteen missions and rescued approximately 70 slaves. She rescued over 700 more in the raid she led in the Civil War.

● Many schools and buildings are named after her.

● Tubman was designated a National Historic Person in 2005. National Underground Railroad

Freedom Center. Cincinnati, Ohio

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- born a slave and suffered a head injury from a slavemaster- a “conductor”, rescuing slaves using on Underground Railroad

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Early Life Harriet Tubman was born as Araminta Ross in the 1820s in Dorchester County, Maryland. Since she was born to slave parents (Harriet “Rit” Green and Ben Ross), her exact date of birth is unknown. She was one of nine children. Three of Tubman’s siblings were sold and separated from the family. One day, a trader from Georgia approached Rit’s owner about buying Tubman’s youngest brother, Moses. Rit hid the young boy for a month. Finally, one day, Rit’s owner and the trader approached the house to seize the child. Rit told them, “You are after my son; but the first man that comes into my house, I will split his head open.” The men backed off. Tubman’s biographers concur that this instance may have been what planted the ideas of resistance into young Tubman’s mind. As a young child, Tubman sustained a traumatic head injury.

She was at the market when a slavemaster asked her to help hold down one of his slaves that had left the fields without permission. She refused. As the other slave ran, the slavemaster threw a two pound weight at him. It hit her instead. She was brought back to her master’s house bleeding and unconscious, and laid there for two days, injured and unattended. She was then sent back out to the fields. Personality & Characteristics Because of her head injury, throughout the rest of her life, Tubman frequently experienced seizures, headaches, visions, and dream experiences; she considered these to be signs from God. Though she was illiterate, she had been told Bible stories by her mother, and had a devout and passionate faith in God, clinging to Old Testament tales of deliverance. Life Story Tubman married a free black man named John Tubman in 1844, and took his last name while changing her first name to her mother’s. Tubmanin1880.

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In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia. She came back multiple times to lead slaves to freedom in the North. She utilized the “Underground Railroad”, a network of trusted allies, in order to lead many successful trips up. She had to get strategic in her methods, including singing spiritual songs at different tempos to indicate whether or not it was safe for fugitive slaves to continue. Her many daring missions leading slaves to freedom in the North earned her the nickname “Moses”. She returned in 1851 to bring her husband John, but he had married another woman and decided to stay with her. Though

she was angry, she decided to use the trip to rescue another group of slaves to the North instead. Frederick Douglass greatly admired Tubman for her labor and humility through it all. Tubman also worked with abolitionist John Brown; even gathering former slaves to join his fighting force for the raid on Harpers Ferry and helping him organize the raid. Though she did not take part in the raid itself, she praised Brown afterwards. In 1859, Tubman bought a piece of land in Auburn, New York. Auburn became a home base and safe haven for family, friends, and many fugitive slaves who passed through. During the Civil War, Tubman served as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout. She strongly reprimanded President Lincoln for his reluctance to enforce emancipation on Southern states. When he finally issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Tubman took up leading a band of scouts through the unfamiliar terrain, drawing upon her experience with the Underground Railroad. She became the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Civil War, leading steamboats that ended up rescuing about 700 slaves from plantations.

Tubman(farleft)withfamilyandotherescapedslaves.

“IwastheconductoroftheUndergroundRailroadforeightyears,andIcansaywhatmostconductorscan'tsay;Ineverran

mytrainoffthetrackandIneverlostapassenger.”


Late Life After the Civil War, Tubman continued living on her land in Auburn, tending to friends, families, and escaped slaves. She took in a man named Nelson Charles Davis, and they married in 1869. They adopted a baby girl named Gertie in 1874. Davis passed away in 1888. Even with all of her service to the government, she never received a steady salary or pension. Because of all her generosity to friends and family, this left her in a constant state of poverty. Some of her friends raised funds to support her. One supporter, Sarah Hopkins Bradford, published two separate biographies about Tubman that did bring in some revenue. Sadly, in 1873, she was tricked by two men who promised her $5,000 worth of gold in exchange for $2,000. She hosted them at her home and borrowed money from a friend. The men lured her into a forest for the trade, stole her purse and money, bound and gagged her with chloroform, and abandoned her. Her family found her dazed, and the money gone. This incident brought public attention back to Tubman and her many acts of public service. Two representatives introduced a bill asking for the sum of $2,000 to be paid out to Tubman for her service to the Union Army as a scout, spy, and nurse, but it was defeated. In 1898, Tubman herself petitioned Congress for benefits for her service during the Civil War, and the following year, President McKinley authorized an increase of her pension to $20 per month. Tubman worked for women’s suffrage in her later years, telling her own story of service during the Civil War as well as the sacrifices of women throughout history. She was the keynote speaker at the first meeting of the National Federation of Afro-American Women. Towards the end of her life, Tubman donated a parcel of real estate to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Auburn, to be used as a home for “aged and indigent colored people”. She eventually was admitted to that home herself, and passed away in 1913 of pneumonia. She was buried with semi-military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.

Legacy Harriet Tubman is an American icon. Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman went on an estimated thirteen missions and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people. A survey at the end of the 20th century lists Tubman as the 3rd most famous civilian in pre-Civil War American history, behind Betsy Ross and Paul Revere. She has numerous schools and buildings named after her. The Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn and the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge commemorate her to this day. She was also the first African-American woman to be honored on a US Postage Stamp. Tubman was designated a National Historic Person in 2005.

NationalUndergroundRailroadFreedomCenter.

Cincinnati,Ohio

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Reflection Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Harriet Tubman exhibited resiliency throughout her life. Describe one such example and

explain why you believe it illustrates this. 2. Tubman is a well-known American figure, but did you learn anything new? Describe three

anecdotes from the biography that you were not aware of prior to this reading. 3. Universally, Tubman is considered an American hero. What is a hero to you and does

Tubman meet your own personal definition. Explain why or why not. 4. If you had an opportunity to meet Harriet Tubman, what would you want to say to her?

What would you like to ask?



Early Life Harriet Tubman was born in the 1820s in Dorchester County, Maryland. When she was born her name was Araminta Ross. Her parents were slaves so we don’t know her exact date of birth. Three of Tubman’s brothers and sisters were sold and taken away from the family. When a trader wanted to buy her youngest brother, her mother hid him for a month. Finally the trader and the family’s owner came to take the boy. Tubman’s mother stood up to them and they backed off. It’s possible that this was what made Tubman first think of resistance.

As a young child, Tubman had a bad head injury. She was at the market when a slavemaster asked her to help him hold down one of his slaves. She refused. When the slavemaster threw a weight at the slave, it hit her instead. She was taken back to her master’s house unconscious. No one helped her and she was soon sent back to work in the fields. Personality & Characteristics Tubman’s head injury gave her seizures, headaches and visions for the rest of her life. She was very religious and thought these were signs from God. Life Story In 1844 Tubman married a free black man named John Tubman. She took his last name and changed her first name to the same as her mother.

Tubmanin1880.



In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia. She often went back to the South to help slaves escape to freedom in the North. She took the slaves to the North using the “Underground Railroad”. This was a network of people she could trust to help them on their trips. These missions got her the nickname “Moses”. On her trip in 1851 she wanted to bring back her husband John, but he had married another woman.

Frederick Douglass admired Tubman for her work. Douglass was a very important abolitionist. She also worked with abolitionist John Brown. In 1859, Tubman bought a piece of land in Auburn, New York. She turned it into a safe place for friends, family and slaves on the run. During the Civil War, Tubman worked as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout. After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, she led a band of scouts using her experience with the Underground Railroad. She was the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Civil War.

Tubman(farleft)withfamilyandotherescapedslaves.

“IwastheconductoroftheUndergroundRailroadforeightyears,andIcansaywhatmostconductorscan'tsay;Ineverran

mytrainoffthetrackandIneverlostapassenger.”


Late Life After the Civil War, Tubman lived on her land in Auburn, looking after friends, families, and escaped slaves. She helped a man named Nelson Charles Davis, and they married in 1869. They adopted a baby girl named Gertie in 1874. Davis died in 1888. Even though Tubman had helped so many people, she never received a salary. She was also very generous to friends and family and so she was always poor. People tried to raise money for her but two thieves tricked her and took all the money she had. Finally, in 1898 President McKinley authorized an increase in her pension to $20 a month. This was because of her service during the Civil War. In her later life, Tubman worked to get women the right to vote. She told her own story of service in the Civil War and women’s role in history. Near the end of her life, Tubman donated some land to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Auburn. She wanted the land to be used as a home for “aged and indigent colored people”. She later lived in that home herself, and died in 1913 of pneumonia. She was buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.

Legacy Harriet Tubman is an American icon. She went on about thirteen missions and rescued approximately 70 slaves. Many schools and buildings are named after her. She was also the first African-American woman to be honored on a US Postage Stamp. Tubman was designated a National Historic Person in 2005.

NationalUndergroundRailroadFreedomCenter.Cincinnati,Ohio

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Reflection Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Harriet Tubman was a strong person. Give two examples of when she showed

strength. 2. Tubman is a well-known American figure, but did you learn anything new?

Describe one thing in the biography that you didn’t know before. 3. Tubman is considered an American hero. What do you think makes her a hero?

Explain why. 4. If you had the chance to meet Harriet Tubman, what would you say? What

would you ask?

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Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in the 1820s. She was born a slave. She escaped from slavery and helped many other slaves to escape too. In her missions to free slaves she used the “Underground Railroad”. This was not a train. It was a group of people who she could trust to help them escape. During the Civil War, Tubman worked hard. She was the first woman to lead people in battle.

After the Civil War, she helped escaped slaves by giving them somewhere to live. She also wanted women to be able to vote. Tubman was the first African-American woman to appear on a postage stamp.


“IwastheconductoroftheUndergroundRailroadforeightyears,andIneverlostapassenger.”


Reflection Questions Answer the questions in sentences.

1. What was the “Underground Railroad”? 2. Describe two things that Tubman did. Use your own words. 3. Imagine you could meet Harriet Tubman. What would you ask

her?


The life of Harriet Tubman featured many important moments. In the boxes, create captions and images for 6 significant life events, experiences or interests that memorialize moments she may have recorded.

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When Harriet Tubman was a child, a slavemaster asked her to help hold down one of his slaves that had left the fields without permission. As the other slave ran, the slavemaster threw a two-pound weight at him. It hit her instead. She was brought back to her master’s house bleeding and unconscious, and laid there for two days, injured and unattended. She was then sent back out to the fields. YOU ARE Harriet Tubman. You have just returned from the fields for the first time since you were hurt -- and you are writing in your diary…


Name: ______________________

Date: ______________________

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” One of her life’s greatest regrets were the instances Harriet could not convince slaves to flee to the North with her. YOU ARE Harriet Tubman. After many miles, you have reached a safe house on the Underground Railroad. You brought one family with you, but you were not able to convince another family to come -- and you are writing in your diary…

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BIO Sphere - Amazon S3... · Harriet Tubman - Life Story - Early Life Harriet Tubman was born as Araminta Ross in the 1820s in Dorchester County, Maryland. Since she was born to slave