Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Name

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1 Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Name

2 Harriet Tubman was born on a Maryland plantation in the south. The year was probably 1820, but no one knows for sure. That s because Harriet was born a slave. A slave s date of birth was not written down. No one knew that Harriet would grow up to be a brave woman. No one knew that someday she would lead hundreds of people to freedom. (Nichols, 2002) What more would you like to know about Harriet Tubman? What does the term runaway slave mean? What was the underground railroad?

3 Chapter One: The Quarter Vocabulary integral cultivated passel manumit A. a group or large amount B. to release from slavery C. prepared and used for raising crops, tilled D. important, necessary, belonging to the whole Questions Describe the world Araminta Harriet Ross was born. On page 5, what did the author mean with Girls were not worth much.?

4 Evaluate why a slave would not want to be sold South. Chapter Two: The First Years Vocabulary A. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.) vigor B. to appease; satisfy; relieve insurrection C. active strength or force assuaged D. an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance evoked Questions On page15, Peter Poyas said, Die silent. What was the significance of this quote? Why was Old Rit upset with the talk of freedom and Denmark Vesey?

5 Why is this sentence in the story a golden line? The slave had said, But we are slaves. Vesey has said, You deserve to be. Denmark Chapter Three: Six Years Old Vocabulary: Use your context clues to define the words and then check in dictionary. prophesy (pg. 21) idleness (pg. 26) Questions: Cite three examples to show the hardships of slave life on the Brodas plantation

6 How would a slave child know fear and uneasiness at such a young age? What can you infer from this ominous saying by the old woman? She warns Harriet that soon the overseer will be setting you a task. (page 26) Chapter Four: Hired Out Vocabulary inexplicable timbre intractable quality of sound produced by voice not easily controlled; stubborn incapable of being accounted for or explained

7 Questions In your opinion, do you think six year olds should be taken from their parents to work for another family? Contrast Harriet s parents against the Cook s opinion of her. Chapter Five: Flight Vocabulary coffle sow plumes devised an adult female pig a soft, fluffy feather a line of prisoners or slaves chained and driven along together to invent or plan

8 Questions Explain what the old days on the plantation were like. Judge Miss Susan s punishment of Harriet. How do you think this will affect Harriet in later life? What important skill did Harriet learn that helped her avoid punishment? Chapter Six: The Underground Road refractory emancipation quell to suppress; put an end to; extinguish hard or impossible to manage; to free the slaves

9 Questions Describe the uniqueness of Tice Davids escape. How did the term underground railroad come to help slaves escape? Compare and contrast Nate Turner and Denmark Vesey.

10 Chapter Seven: Shuck this Corn Vocabulary desultorily languorous brooding preoccupied; distracted without thought lack of interest or energy Questions Why was a silent slave watched? Evaluate Harriet s action on helping the slave escape. What advise would you have given the slave to ensure a safe getaway? Predict what will happen to Harriet now that the master has died.

11 Chapter Eight: Minta Becomes Harriet Vocabulary reiterated audacity sought boldness or daring to say or do again or repeat to seek or find Questions What did it mean to a slave to hire their time? Cite three examples from the chapter that demonstrates Ben was teaching Harriet to be a runaway. Three ways Ben was teaching Harriet to be a runaway was that he

12 Chapter Nine: The Patchwork Quilt Vocabulary: Use your context clues to define the words and then check in a dictionary. dilapidated (pg 75) derision (pg 77) Questions What can you infer about the fairness of slavery in regards to Old Rit s promise of freedom? Evaluate John Brown s reaction: You take off and I ll tell the Master. I ll tell the Master right quick. (pg. 79)

13 Chapter Ten: The Glory over Everything Vocabulary pinioning concealment handbills fugitives a small printed advertisement or announcement distribution by hand. the act of hiding to restrain so that they cannot be used a person who is fleeing or running away Questions What character traits would you give Harriet s brothers? Why? Explain the Underground Railroad by citing three examples from the chapter. Describe Harriet s reaction on arriving in Pennsylvania.

14 Chapter Eleven: Stranger in a Strange Land Vocabulary censored exultation obscured not clear or plain to examine success or victory Questions How did Harriet become a conductor on the Underground Railroad? Sequence the escape of Harriet s sister and family

15 Chapter 12: Freedom s Choice Vocabulary: Use your context clues to define the words and then check a dictionary imbued- distained- Question: Identify what emotion Harriet when she saw her husband again. Use two examples from the story to support your answer. Chapter 13: The Legend of Moses Vocabulary abolitionists prodigious prescience knowledge of things before they exist or happen a person who supported the end of slavery in the U.S. abnormal; monstrous.

16 Questions: Describe the fugitive slave law AND how it affected the Underground Railroads journeys. Find a simile on page 118 used to describe Harriet and explain how it relates to her. What name did the slaves now refer to Harriet as and why?

17 Chapter 14: The Railroad Runs to Canada Imagine you are one of the slave on the way North with Harriet. Write a detailed account of your journey. Use chapter 14 for five (5) examples to support your account.

18 Chapter 15: Go on or die Serenity Eloquence Fastidious hard to please using formal or fancy language calm or tranquil Question: Why did she use the threat go on with us or die (page 129)? Describe the role William Still had in the Underground Railroad. Explain Harriet s life pattern for the next six years. Why do you think she lived this way?

19 Chapter 16: Be Ready to Step on Board propaganda Questions: Why did the postmaster read the mail? What sacrifice did John Ross have to make in order to be free? Chapter 17: Moses Arrives with Six Passengers Lavish Ramshackle Integrity Vigilance state or quality of being watchful giving in great amounts having moral character and honesty loosely made or held together Questions:

20 What character trait could be used to describe Old Ben? Use your book to give two (2) examples from the book to support your answer. Explain how the following statement is both truthful and deceitful. I haven t seen one of em this Christmas. Why did a slave that had made it to the North never return to the South even though it was a difficult new life? Chapter 18: A Wagon Load of Bricks Inauspiciously Paralysis Questions:

21 Based on the journey described in chapter 18, what can you conclude about escaping on the Underground Railroad during the month of November. Use at least two examples to support your answer. Chapter 19: The Old Folks Go North Paregoric Question: Why did Harriet not take her parent s all the way to Canada? Why did Harriet agree to help John Brown? Chapter 20: The Lecture Platform Summarize Harriet s life in the winter of the events and people.

22 Chapter 21: With the Union Army What is the significance of the title of this chapter? Chapter 22: The Last Years Harriet was a well respected woman of her time. Prove this statement with two examples from the chapter. How did Harriet s life change drastically after the Civil War?

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