she lived in maryland she lived from 1820-1913 Harriet tubman's actual birthdate is unknown.Harriet Tubman believes she was born between 1819 and 1823. Harriet tubman's original birth name was Araminta Ross. Harriet tubman was nicknamed ‘’Minty By her mother.Before escaping she changed her name from Araminta to Harriet, after her mother, and adopted her husband’s last name. Harriet tubman in 1849, in fear that she along with the other slaves on the plantation, was to be sold. Harriet tubman resolved to run away. Harriet tubman also risked her life and freedom and returned many times to rescue both family members and other slaves from the plantation system.Harriet tubman escaped from slavery in 1849, fleeing to philadelphia.Harriet Tubman decided …show more content…
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading person who advocated and supported the abolition of slavery. Harriet tubman made use of the network known as the underground railroad to travel nearly 90 miles to philadelphia. Harriet Tubman thought then rather than remaining in the safety of the north, Tubman made it her mission to rescue her family and others living in slavery. Harriet tubman had valiant ,hardworking,resourceful,unwavering,served others without rewards remained strong in the midst of a pain and motivated others. Harriet tubman journey to freedom was never easy as dangers were always near by in addition to the rough road that the fugitives had to travel on. Harriet motivated her fellow fugitives slaves in her own unique way .Harriet tubman had many traits ,Brave,inspirational,confident,intelligent,determined,stubborn.The trait that was most beneficial was intelligent.Harriet tubman had a trait that was harmful was brave. Harriet Tubman didn't make any mistakes or decisions but however she stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Harriet Tubman however never got caught. Harriet Tubman believes mistakes. Apparently Harriet tubman was to brave to think that she might not get caught.Harriet tubman always believed in herself. Harriet tubman or in the the slaves she guided were never
Harriet Tubman was born under the name of Araminta Ross in either 1820 or 1821 on a plantation in Dorchester
Harriet Tubman is well known for a successful role in freeing many slaves through the Underground Railroad. Not many know the major effect she had on the Union Army as a Scout and a spy during the Civil War. Her bravery while helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and her assistance in gathering Confederate troops intelligence as a spy changed the history and made a great impact on the on the United States National Defense. Even though Harriet Tubman was a very skillful spy, she had many indicators that were missed while she was spied for intelligence and reported the material which were compromised to her handler.
Harriet Tubman was really named Araminta Ross, but she later adopted her mother’s first name. She was one of eleven children of Harriet Greene and Benjamin Ross. She was five when she worked on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was first a maid, and a children’s nurse before she started working as a field hand when she was twelve. While she was thirteen, her master hit her head with a heavy weight. The hit put permanent
Harriet Tubman is considered a hero when she helped free slaves. She led them through the Underground Railroad since she knew the all the routes well. The Underground Railroad was a transport that would help slaves escape to freedom and it was certainly secretive. Each stop would go to a safe-house (Math.buffalo.edu). Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is a woman of faith and dignity who saved many African American men and women through courage and love for God. One would ponder what would drive someone to bring upon pain and suffering to one’s self just to help others. Harriet Tubman was an African American women that took upon many roles during her time just as abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union Spy during the American civil war. Her deeds not only saved lives during these terrible time’s but also gave other African Americans the courage to stand up for what they believe in and achieve equal rights for men in women in the world no
Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the south to become a leading abolitionist before the American civil war. She was born in maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849. Yet she returned many times to rescue both her family members and non-relatives from the plantation system.
At first, In my research I couldn’t find any evidence on which exact day harriet was born but i could find that she was born around 1820’s near Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, near the town of Cambridge (graceproducts.com). Harriet was given the name Araminta Ross later that year she had taken on her mother's name of Harriet. When she had turned six she had been taken ten miles to live with James Cook. His wife who was a weaver was to teach her the trade of weaving. Cook had her work on the trapline to help catch wild animals. He had to work the lines while she was ill with the measles, and catching cold from wading in the water in the condition, she grew very sick. I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me. --Harriet Tubman (graceproducts.com).
Harriet Tubman was born as Araminta Ross in 1820 or 1821, on a plantation in Dorchester County, Buckton, Maryland, and the slave of Anthony Thompson. She was one of eleven children to
(Harriet Tubman was originally born Araminta Ross and then later changed her first name to Harriet, after her mother.) In 1849, Tubman ran away in fear that she, along with many other slaves on the plantation were going to be sold off. Harriet Tubman left on foot. Luckily, Tubman was given some assistance from a white woman, and was able to set off on her journey to freedom. Tubman used the North Star in order to find her direction during the night, slowly inching her way to Pennsylvania. Once Tubman had reached Pennsylvania, she found a job and began to save her money. The following year after arriving to Philadelphia, Tubman returned to Maryland and to lead her family to freedom. Among the people she took was her sister and her sister’s two children. Tubman was able to make the same dangerous trips months later back to the South to rescue her brother and two other men that her brother knew. On Tubman’s third return to the South to rescue her husband, she found that he had found another wife. Undeterred by her husband’s actions, she rescued other slaves wanting freedom and lead them Northward.
After having a hard childhood being enslaved, she eventually escaped in 1849. This is when she changed her name to Harriet Tubman (Harriet Tubman Historical Society). When Harriet escaped, she went to Pennsylvania, then soon after she went to Philadelphia to start her new life and start working and saving to make a living. One year after she came to Philadelphia, she returned to Maryland and led her sister and her children to freedom. She returned again but this time to free her brother and two other enslaved men. Feeling almost complete, she returned once more for her husband. When she returned for her husband, she found that he had remarried. Not wanting to waste a trip, she found several other slaves to take back with
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist and humanitarian who was born in Dorchester County, Maryland around 1820-1825. She later passed away in Boston, Massachusetts in 1913. Harriet was born into slavery, but successfully escaped in the year of 1849. She later went on to become a leading abolitionist, returning multiple times to rescue both family members, as well as non-relatives from the plantation life. She led hundreds of enslaved African-Americans to freedom in the north. Harriet Tubman, being the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, constructed an elaborate and secretive network of safe houses that were organized in order to help slaves escape the southern slave states, to the safe haven of the northern states.
My name is Harriet Tubman. I was born a slave in Dorchester county, Maryland. In the younger time of my life I was beaten and whipped by my masters, but I never lost faith in the Lord. In 1849, I escaped from bondage and ran to Philadelphia, which was a non-slave state. After reaching freedom in Philadelphia, I returned to Maryland to rescue my family. Slowly, one group at a time, I guided dozens of slaves to freedom. They called me moses, leading my people out of bondage and shackles. There was something called the slave act of 1850 that made all the escaped slaves of the south return to slavery. This forced me to take the escaped slaves farther north into British North America.
In 1844 she married a man name John Tubman at the age of 25.1849 Harriet was given a piece of paper by white abolitionist neighbor with two names, and told how to find the first house of freedom.In the first house she was put into a wagon, covered with a satchel, and driven to her next destination, and kind enough to give her directions to safe houses and names of people who would help her cross the Mason-Dixon line.
I’m going to be talking about Harriet Tubman. When she was 15 she lived in a large plantation in Bucktown, Maryland. She lived in a one-room cabin she shared with her parents. The floor was very dirty with no windows, and very hot. Harriet Tubman was born in slavery.
First of all, Harriet had a rough childhood as a slave. Harriet Tubman was a very disobedient slave in her younger years, even when she became a young adult. Harriet was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet’s first name was Araminta Ross.