...Harriet Tubman Biography Araminta Ross, usually referred to as Harriet Tubman was born an enslaved African in Maryland spent all of her childhood working for her owners. She always wanted to work in the fields, which came in handy when she realized the only way to become free was to escape. When she was twelve she was working and her owner god mad at Harriet and he threw a two pound weight at her head, which broke her skull resulting in hallucinations and seizures throughout the rest of her life. Later on she married John Tubman, a free black man. She tried to get John to escape with her, but he would not go with her. She went north, going to Philadelphia where she learned about the Underground Railroad. She returned and started doing rescue...
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...Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman: Compare and Contrast How are Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman alike? How are they different? Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky and grew up on the frontier. He became the sixteenth President of the United States. Harriet Tubman was born sometime in 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Tubman was born as a slave, eventually she ran away to freedom, and became an American icon before she died. Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman are famous historical figures who played important roles in American history. Abraham Lincoln’s and Harriet Tubman’s leadership style is similar in some ways. Both of them fought slavery with confidence. The story titled “Lincoln: A Photobiography,” stated that “He complained about the protection, but he accepted it” (Freedman 771). Lincoln could've chosen to revoke the law that freed the slaves, but he knew he made the right choice. The story titled “Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the...
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...Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Maryland at around 1820 but her exact birthdate is unknown. Her parents were Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross and she had eight siblings. At age five, she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields. Early signs of her resistance to slavery and its abuses came at about thirteen years old, she suffered a head injury when she tried to save another slave from punishment and an overseer fractured her skull with a two pound weight which gave her vivid dreams and hallucinations, in addition to sleeping spells for the rest of her life. However, that did not stop her. Although slaves were not allowed to get married, she married John Tubman, a free black slave at around 1844. Her...
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...Dedicated, brave, bold. These were words to describe Harriet Tubman. Tubman was neglected as a child and would say she grew up like a neglected weed. As a child she did labor for her master even when she was just 5 years old. While growing up, she had always been scared of losing her family since people got taken away into new slave homes. In the year 1849 her master died, leading her to a life changing decision. These choices are life or death. Tubman stated if she could not have one, she would have the other. Tubman chose to run. This effect caused change in the world. Because of the risks she took, the people she saved and time spent, the Underground Railroad is Harriet Tubman's greatest achievement. Harriet Tubman went...
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...Silas Dupre Ford 2 ELA 3/6/24 Harriet Tubman was a great and caring person. She did the things most would never dream of accomplishing. Read about her life's work. Harriet Tubman: She was part of the UGRR as a conductor, and she led the slaves to the north. She was also a spy for the union, a nurse, a disabled caretaker, and more. Harriet Tubman's greatest achievement was being a conductor on the UGRR. She saved many slaves from slavery. She took a 600+-mile journey there and back, the risk involved. She has done this many times, which is why this is her greatest achievement. First of all, I believe the UGRR was Harriet Tubman's greatest achievement because she saved many slaves from slavery, which was a horrible thing. To be a slave...
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...Zarra Schmidt Mrs. Walker English 10H 20 February 2024 The Life of Harriet Tubman Who is Harriet Tubman? Many would say she was an escaped slave who helped others like her gain freedom using the Underground Railroad. However, she is so much more than that. Harriet Tubman is not only a role model for all women who want to make a difference in the world and have all odds stacked against them, but also, a determined, strategic, and powerful person. She has faced many trials and tribulations over the course of her long, eventful lifetime. As she once said, "I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had the right to, liberty or death; if I could have one, I would have the other.”(Dawson). Her early life, accomplishments,...
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..."I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger". Famous words of Harriet Ross Tubman, conductor of the Underground Railroad. Araminta "Minty" Ross, was born around 1820. Her parents were Benjamin Ross and Harriet "Rit" Ross. At the age of 25 she married John Tubman, a free black man. Although, Harriet didn't have any formal education because she was a slave, she was courageous, fearless, and daring. In her teens, Harriet was struck in the head by a two-pound weight for not helping to tie up a slave. Although her wound healed, she was subjected to periods of troubled sleep, severe headaches, and would sometimes fall asleep without warning. Despite the fact, she had a sleeping disorder, she was a brave and heroic black woman who travelled back and forth from slave territory and Canada. Once on a trip, when she suddenly fell asleep in the woods, the runaways who were ragged, dirty, hungry, and cold sat next to her and waited for her to wake up. They trusted her to lead them to safety....
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...(A research report on women and the Civil War) The sixteenth president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, once referenced, “A house divided against itself cannot stand". Lincoln faced the greatest challenge of the United States during his presidency; the American Civil War. When Lincoln spoke these words in 1858, four years before the official start of the war, the language he used portrays a country already deeply divided. Obviously that this division in America stretched further back in history than anyone expects. As in most vexations in history, it started with British colonization. Southerners got rich from the slave dependent agriculture flourished and gave Britain raw materials it needed. Northerners found success in urban...
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...Harriet tubman was born the child of two slaves. Harriet’s mother was named Harriet and father was named Ben Ross. Her Maternal Grandmother, Modesty had been brought over on a ship from Africa and her grandfather was an unidentified white man. Being undocumented, she believed she was born in 1825 but she didn’t not have exact proof. At the age five her childhood was cut short when she the job of taking care of a baby. Harriet, far too young to take on the kind of responsibility, would be whipped when she did not meet the expectations of the job. She received her first whipping scars during this job, those scars stayed with her for the rest of her life. When she became too weak she was sent back home until she was healthy and sent back out on a job at other households. She continued this cycle throughout her childhood. When Harriet was twelve,...
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...Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a historical, independent woman throughout her whole life. She saved hundreds of slaves by the Underground Railroad and was known for that the rest of her life. Overall, she impacted many people to do what they want if their heart and mind in is it. Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland [America’s Story]. She lived on Maryland’s eastern shore as a slave, in harsh land and cruel beatings. When she was old enough she realized what the white people were doing to her was not right. In 1849 Tubman left Maryland, leaving her husband, John Tubman, her parents, sister, and brothers [Harriet Tubman]. The Underground Railroad was a secret group of people who gave runaway slaves safe places...
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...Hurry up! Harriet Tubman said as she guided The slave away from their masters home. Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist and the conductor of the Underground Railroad, she made many Journeys back and forth to help slaves be free. Harriet Tubman saved Thousands/hundreds of slaves, she also gave up a part of her life to help free slaves, and last but not least Harriet Tubman helped end slavery and played a major role in the 18-1900s. I believe she was the greatest African-American abolitionist. My first reason why Harriet Tubman was a huge part of slavery was because, she saved and helped hundreds of slaves become free. Research had shown that she had made an estimated 19 journeys back and forth between the south and Northern states in a ten year span. Each time she went she was helping at least 15 slaves per trip , it may not seem like a lot but, it seemed a lot to the Slave masters and the slaves. There was also an estimated 300 slaves she had saved. Each trip would take about a year and 7 months at the least. She saved the lives of so many people which is why she deserves to be recognized. To the next reason!...
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...Harriet Tubman: Early life, main accomplishments, and legacy. The hero of the underground railroad is Harriet Tubman. Harriet was an influential figure during the fight to abolish slavery. It all started with her early life, leading to her main accomplishments and her after-life legacy. Harriet inspired many generations and people across the world. Harriet’s legacy is her bravery to escape from slavery and pursue abolishment. She will forever go down in history for her fight for freedom. As a child, Tubman grew up in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was originally named Araminta Ross, which she later changed to Harriet Tubman after getting married. Tubman was one of nine children born to Harriet “Rit” and Ben Ross, enslaved people owned by two different families on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. At the age of six, Tubman began to work as a house servant for the Brodess family, who owned Tubman for the majority of her life. The Brodess family would make Tubman work in dangerous, miserable conditions. While Tubman was twenty-five and still enslaved, she married a free black man named John Tubman and later took the last name Tubman. While Tubman was just a teenager, she was severely injured. Tubman’s owner, who was...
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...the world”-Harriet Tubman. These were the words that motivated Harriet to move on, even through the hard times. She was a brave woman who fought against slavery. There were several stages in the life of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland 1820. At birth her name was Araminta Ross. Harriet was one of 11 children. She was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. At a young age she was “hired out” by her master as a nursemaid, which is a woman or girl who is employed to take care of a child or several children. Her job was to take care of of an infant. This was her very first job of the many more that...
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...Spirituals were used among the time of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction period. Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, two great civil war heroes, used them in their fight for slave freedom. Sojourner Truth used spirituals in help to convert black troops to join the Union Army. Harriet Tubman used them in her journeys of freeing slaves. Two of Harriets main songs were Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Go Down, Moses. This was the characteristic of being the first spiritual published with music in the United States. During the early days of the civil war, Harriet Tubman and her friend would write articles and would spread the word about spirituals throughout the south. This became known as one of the most important point in African-American music. Not only did Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman use spirituals, but Abraham Lincoln also sang them in his time. He would sing them in the many visits to the contraband camp, which was a sanctuary for escaped slaves, in Washington D.C. Not only were spirituals used in the American civil war times, but they were also used during the Reconstruction years. Within this time era, African Americans counterattacked the human penchant of their masters, so...
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...Civil War Research Paper This unit can be broken down into three different areas: the causes of the Civil War, the atrocity of the Civil War, and America’s Reconstruction after the war. With each unit there are a multitude of things that have had a significant impact on our development as a country since this period. With that in mind, you will be expected to research a topic of your choosing and write an in-depth research paper on it. My rationale for this assignment is two-fold. One, we are towards the end of the semester and I feel it is important to push your limits and force you to continue to work hard. Two, you will be in high school next year. This is a type of assignment you could and most likely will have in the near future. It is something you must work on in order to perfect it. Topic Choices (broken into 3 subunits) • Middle Passage • Indentured Servants • Jobs of Slaves • Resistance to Slavery • Slave Rebellions • Political Compromises • Abolition Movement • Life on Plantations • Free Blacks • Runaways • John Brown • Underground Railroad • Black Codes • Josiah Henson • Harriet Tubman • Frederick Douglas • Harriet Jacobs • Henry “Box” Brown • Olaudah Equiano • Economic Causes • Election of 1860 • Abraham Lincoln • Confederate States of America ...
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