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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?
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3. Harriet worked a number of jobs on the plantation. Name two of these jobs.
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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?
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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?
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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:
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