Harriet Tubman is one of my favorite women in early American history, she was an African- American abolitionist, and a union spy during the civil war. She made about thirteen trips to save enslaved friends and family, using what is called the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown on his raid Harpers Ferry, and then later died. It all started when Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, she was born near Bucktown in Dorchester County, Maryland to Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross who named
Haley Hill Mrs. Panter 10/16/2014 Computer Apps I 8th Period Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist and Union spy during the American Civil War. Harriet is known as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad during the 1850’s. She was born a slave in Maryland’s eastern shore. In 1850 she fled slavery, leaving her family behind. I chose Harriet Tubman because she is courageous for going back to help other slaves become free after she had escaped from slavery herself. In
Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave who became known as the “Moses of People.” Harriet was born in the 1820s at Dorchester County, Maryland and died on March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New York. Her birth name was Araminta Ross, but she changed it when she married John Tubman, that is when she took her mother’s name Harriet and became Harriet Tubman. She was a slave, a runaway who led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad for ten years. Harriet then became a leader in the abolitionist
Harriet Tubman was born in 1821 on the Brodas Plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Benjamin Ross and Harriet Green. The brave and intelligent Harriet Tubman know as “Moses of her people”, is an important figure to American History for having strong compassion for slaves, being a member of the Underground Railroad and showing her valor once she joined the Civil War. Tubman grew up being cared by slaves and saw the difficult challenges they faced. When she was just the
the North Star led to freedom. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and drove hundreds of enslaved people to freedom utilizing the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was born Araminta “Minty” Ross in late February or early March of 1822. She was born on the plantation of Anthony Thompson in the district of Dorchester County, Maryland. Tubman indicated in later years that she was born in Cambridge (Humez 12). She was the fifth of nine children born to Ben Ross and Harriet
biographical paper I chose to write about Harriet Tubman. She was an African American woman who escaped from slavery in the South in 1849. She became a leading abolitionist right before the Civil War. Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 in Maryland. She helped lead many people to freedom in the North. Many people considered her the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret tunnel of safe houses used to secretly help set many African Americans free. Harriet Tubman’s
Called the “Moses” of her time , Harriet Tubman is one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. She spent her life changing the lives of hundreds of people. Harriet Tubman was the most important person during 1790-1850 because of her heroism along the Underground Railroad, her involvement in the Union Army, and her strong voice as an activist. Harriet Tubman never failed to make a difference in her work. Tubman was a huge part of the Underground Railroad. She was born into slavery, and
Harriet Tubman Later on in life, Harriet Tubman was an assembled overcomer of racism and brutality because of her tough childhood. She lead people to the Underground Railroad with her knowledge. Even though people brought her down she never stopped believing she would soon be free. Born as Araminta Ross in 1822 she had a nickname “Minty”. She was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross. Her parents were Harriet Green Ross and Benjamin Ross. She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland;.Tthis is
I picked Harriet Tubman for my research topic. I love reading and learning about strong women who did prominent things to help our country. My generation most defiantly takes for granted the freedom we have today. Every time I write about someone/something like this, it throws me back into reality. I hope to learn more about Harriet Tubman, and her journey during the Underground Railroad. Dann J. Broyld teaches history at Central Connecticut State University. This research could not find any more
Women’s roles in the Civil War had just as much impact as the men had. One thing women did was disguise themselves as soldiers and were spies for their army. There were women spies for Union and Confederate armies. Some well known Union spies were Harriet Tubman, Pauline Cushman, and Mary Elizabeth Bowser. Well known Confederate spies were Belle Boyd, Rose O’Neal Greenhow,