Harriet Tubman‚ or as some refer to as "Moses of her people" was a huge asset to the Civil War era. She had many accomplishments in her lifetime. She was an abolitionist‚ an integral part of the Underground Railroad‚ a humanitarian‚ and a Union nurse and spy during the American Civil War. All her accomplishments led her to be one of the most remarkable African American female figures in history. Harriet was born to enslaved parents in 1820 in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. She was originally named
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Harriet Tubman was born into slavery to Bengamin Ross and Harriet Greene—both slaves of Edward Brodas—as their 11th child. Her birth name was Araminta and was called “Minty” as a child. By the time she reached adulthood‚ she was calling herself Harriet. She was born on Edward Brodas’ plantation in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Her exact date of birth is not known‚ because slaves holders didn’t record birth days of their slaves; and different accounts list her to be born in the year 1820 or 1821. Because
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Harriet Tubman was a slave almost her whole childhood until she escaped. Tubman led over 300 slaves to freedom with the help of other abolitionists. Tubman was freeing slaves for almost her whole adult life. Growing up Harriet Tubman had a very rough life from being whipped to verbal abuse. Tubman got moved from being a maid to a woodcutter‚ Tubman did just about anything. What Tubman was most known for was the Underground Railroad and freeing of 300 slaves. Harriet can be seen as a hero because
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This story is about a girl named Harriet Tubman who was a slave working in a compound. She always dreamed of being free. Harriet lived and worked hard in a cotton farm with her family and friends her entire life. That all changed one night while she was looking at the stars. She was suddenly determined to escape the compound. One day‚ after a full day of hard work on the farm‚ she traveled through a small tunnel made by workers who were helping other slaves in their escape. After she escaped
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Shevlin English‚ D 5 October 2016 A True Hero: Harriet Tubman Heroes are portrayed in everyday life‚ from the covers of comic books to the main characters in movies‚ to heroes in our own lives. All of these heroes have different characteristics that makes them truly unique from one another. That is what makes a hero so amazing is that a hero can be defined as however one sees fit. An example of a hero would be the one and only‚ Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman portrays the traits of a hero through her
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Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester Maryland 1822‚ Harriett Tubman was born into an enslaved family‚ her mothers name was Harriett Rit Green and her father was Ben Ross they were both enslaved peoples. Harriett’s full name was Araminta Harriett Ross. When Harriett was 24 she had married a man named John Tubman‚ in honor of Araminta’s mother she around the time of marriage changed her name to Harriett. Any children that Harriett and John Tubman had‚ had were born enslaved and were not considered
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The United States of America became a union through sacrifice and freedom. Prior to the Civil War‚ most slaves in the South risked their lives for freedom. Harriet Tubman‚ along with Thomas Garrett and Frederick Douglass‚ were all important figures in the Underground Railroad. Their heroic deeds illustrated the themes that made their country unite. As a conductor‚ Tubman led more runaways to the promised land. Her motto was‚ “We got to go free or die. And freedom’s not bought with dust.” She
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one and only individual appear in my mind when I see these five capable words; She got away servitude‚ guided many slaves to opportunity‚ was and still is an understood Civil Rights activists‚ turned into a main abolitionist‚ dealt with elderly individuals‚ and originator of the Underground Railroad: Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman got away remorseless in 1849 and after that came to fruition with the Underground Railroad where she helped slaves getaway to Pennsylvania in 1850 and that finished in
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Harriet Tubman was a slave in Maryland in 1820. Once she was born she was considered a slave. No one knows the exact date when Harriet Tubman’s birthday is. Her first job was at the age of five. Tubman was hired to take care of an infant. Harriet Tubman’s job was trying not to make the infant cry‚ so every time the infant cries Miss Susan the mother of the baby‚ whips Harriet Tubman on the neck. These scars around her neck stayed there forever. Then she was weak so then she was sent home. When
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Harriet Tubman Early Life: A. Birth a. 1820 b. Dorchester county‚ Maryland B. Siblings a. Brothers: Ben‚ Henry‚ Moses‚ James‚ Robert b. Sisters: Rachel‚ Linah‚ Soph‚ Mariah Ritty C. Parents: a. Mom: Harriet Greene “Old Rit” b. Dad: Ben Ross “Old Ben” D. Childhood events a. Born into Brodas Plantation a.i. Spent younger days with Grandmother a.ii. Worked in cotton fields when she came of age (6) b. James Cook hired her out b.i. Punished by looking for muskrats b.ii. Waded in water
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