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Harriet Tubman's Treatment Of American Women

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from the outside world. Adult male slaves were primarily relied on to tend the fields, pastures, and gardens” (American Abolitionism). Along with the hard work the slaves had to put in, they were also inducing severe abuse from their masters when they misbehaved, didn’t do what they were told to do, or just got out of line. Many slaves attempted to run away and many were successful while others weren’t so lucky. Typically when a slave was caught, they would would either induce severe abuse, like stated earlier, or get killed. If an overseer on a horse saw a slave running, they would either shoot them down or grab them and kill them in front of the other slaves so the others can see it as a lesson. A women by the name of Harriet Tubman created

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