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Who was Harriet Tubman?
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Harriet Tubman was a women who wanted to help free slaves because she thought that it was the right thing to do.
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Where did the masters live?
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Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Dorchester County, in Caroline County.
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Who was Moses was?
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Moses was a person in the Bible that liked to help people.
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Why did the slaves put salt herring in an old bandanna, hastily tied it into a bundle?
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They did this because they were waiting for Moses.
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Where did Harriet take the slaves?
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Harriet took the slaves to Canada.
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What was the secret network?
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The secret network was an underground railroad that helped free slaves.
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List three facts about Harriet Tubman.
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1. Harriet always looked up to Moses. 2. Harriet always carried a gun. 3. She always helped others even though it could get her into trouble.
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Why did Harriet carry a gun at all times?
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Harriet carried a gun at all times because if she gets into trouble she could use the guns as threats, but when she did point the gun she felt guilty.
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What did William Still publish?
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He published a recored book called " The Underground Railroad."
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Why did William publish this article?
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Because he thought, "While I knew the danger of keeping strict records, and while I did not then dream that in my day slavery would be blotted out, or that the time would come when I could publish these records, it used to afford me great satisfaction to take them down, fresh from the lips of fugitives on the way to freedom, and to preserve them as they had given them."
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Why did Harriet feel safer after going to William's house.
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Harriet felt safer because he supplied Harriet with money and sent her and her eleven fugitives on to Burlington, New Jersey.
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What is their motivation to join together as conductors on the Underground Railroad?
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Their motivation was that they should join together and help free slaves that wanted freedom?
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What made you understand the past and how hard it was for colored people?
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This story really showed me how hard times were back then for colored people and how we should think about others and not about the little things that we go through.
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Why did Harriet risk her life to free slaves?
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Harriet risked her life to free slaves because she got visions and thought that it was her mission to save them.
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How did Harriet find her way?
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Harriet found her way by the help of her visions and help from the North Star.
