Harriett Tubman Scavenger Hunt
© Erin Kathryn 2015 Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Harriet Tubman Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity Directions: Click on the following link to answer the questions! http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_tubman.php Where did Harriet Tubman grow up? 1. Harriet Tubman was born a _____________ on a plantation in ____________________. Life as a Slave 2. Harriet first lived in a one-room cabin with her family that included how many children? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Harriet worked a number of jobs on the plantation. Name two of these jobs. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. When Harriet was thirteen, she had a very bad head injury. It happened when she was visiting town. A ________________________________ tried to throw an ________________________________________ at one of his slaves, but hit Harriet instead. The injury nearly killed her. The Underground Railroad 5. During this time there were states in the northern United States where slavery was outlawed. Slaves would try to escape to the north using the Underground Railroad. This wasn’t a real railroad. It was a number of ________________________ (called stations) that hid slaves as they traveled north. 6. What were the people that helped the slaves called? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ © Erin Kathryn 2015 Harriet Escapes 7. In 1849 Harriet decided to escape by using the Underground Railroad. After a long and scary trip, she made it to ____________________________________ and was finally free. Leading Others to Freedom 8. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850. This meant that slaves could be taken from ______________________________ and returned to their ________________________________. 9. If slaves wanted to be free, where did they have to escape to? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10. Harriet became famous as an Underground Railroad conductor. She led _____________________________ different escapes from the south and helped around _______________________________ slaves to escape. Fun Facts about Harriet Tubman 11. Name three fun facts about Harriet Tubman: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ © Erin Kathryn 2015 Terms of Use Thank you for downloading my Harriet Tubman Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity. I hope that you enjoy using it as a valuable resource in your classroom! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. My email is [email protected]. ©Erin Kathryn 2014 This resource entitles you to single classroom use only. Please do not share with grade level teams or district wide or post/resell any part of this resource. If you would like to share this resource with others, please purchase multiple licenses. I’d love to hear your feedback! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jersey-Girl-Gone-South Font & Clip Art Credit Fonts: Borders/Backgrounds/Clipart:
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