Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Slave owners most likely wanted to capture Harriet Tubman because she

• led enslaved people to freedom

• fought against the Fugitive Slave Law

• sang forbidden spirituals to enslaved people

• worked hard and they wanted her as a worker

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What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?

• The runaways stayed with her when she slept.

• She planned the trips to begin on Sundays.

• She led runaways knowing she faced being hanged.

• A man refused to accept her and the runaways.

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Tubman told the runaways about Thomas Garrett and his shoes to

• scare the runaways into joining her escaping

• remember the joyful stories for a long time

• give the runaways hope of reaching freedom

• brag about the pair of shoes she received, even though she knew the runaways would not receive shoes.

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Why did Tubman threaten to shoot one of the eleven runaways?

• She wanted to scare the other runaways

• He threatened to return to the plantation

• One person wrote down the runaways' stories

• He thought he could lead the way better than she

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Why did Tubman enjoy living in Canada?

• Many of her friends lived in her community with her.

• She enjoyed more freedom there than in the United States.

• People living in Canada had a lot of money and little difficulty finding work.

• The weather was different from the weather she knew in Maryland.

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What does disheveled mean?

• mistreated

• annoyed

• messy

• fail

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To instill means to

• supply gradually

• abandon quickly

• stand quietly

• proceed confidently

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To dispel is to

• cause unhappiness

• disable something

• fail to agree

• drive away

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To linger means to

• exhibit confidence

• establish trust

• speak softer

• stay longer

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What does sullen mean?

• anxious

• painful

• sulky

• difficult

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