Cast of characters harriet tubman up to 10 slaves male and female conductors slave catchers. Bill in 111th congress to honor harriet tubmans life download pdf. The north wins the war, bringing emancipation to the slaves, but that does not end harriet s struggle for freedom. Really good stuff activity guide underground railroad. Harriet made nineteen trips south, helping three hundred slaves escape. Ebook available harriet tubman is an american hero, best known as a conductor on the underground railroad. Harriet s master told her she could buy her freedom for this amount.
Daddy ben harriet tubman is the main character in freedom train. Click download or read online button to get harriet tubman and the fight for freedom book now. Soon harriet tubman joined william still, an abolitionist, who was connected with the underground railroad. Portrait of an american hero many cultures, one world by kate clifford larson, was. F r e ed o m tr a i n tells the story of harriet tubman the moses of her people in an. Born into slavery, young harriet tubman knew only hard work and hung. Born into slavery, young harriet tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Harriet became a highly respected figure in history and an american icon. Astrid riecken antislavery activist harriet tubman, who herself escaped brutal slave owners in 1849, will become the first woman and first african american to be featured on a u. Thestoryofharriettubman bydorothysterling readingguide createdbycarolinec.
Classroom activities for honoring the life and courage of harriet tubman. The underground railroad monument is in linear park between capitol avenue and. Railroad visitor center, where you can become a part of the fight for freedom experience through a. When harriet was just five years old, she began work as a house servant. It is believed that shoofly refers to an actual person who might have aided escaping slaves. The fugitives traveled by night and slept by day, always on the alert. Harriet tubman was born into slavery in dorchester county, maryland, in 1820 or 1821, on the plantation of edward brodas or brodess. The story of harriet tubman by dorothy sterling, this is a 14day or 7week plan for teaching the book using a literature circle model. It was also a symbol to set up a home in a free state. Click download or read online button to get harriet tubman guide to freedom book now. They were running for their lives, for it was better to be dead, than be caught and face the consequences. Although harriet s husband, john tubman, was a free man, maryland law prevented him from doing these things. She was an important figure in the underground railroad.
Harriet tubman and the fight for freedom download ebook. At only the age of eight, harriet was going to be trouble for her master. Browse over 20 educational resources created by carla evans in the official teachers pay teachers store. The maryland section of the harriet tubman underground railroad byway is a designated all. History and social sciences, the language arts, theatre arts, and music. In the book freedom train by dorothy sterling, harriet tubman was a slave in 1827. An overseer is a man who made sure the slaves did their work. In this lesson students will examine how the geographic characteristics of the regions where harriet tubman lived influenced her life. I hope they represent well the courage and vision and spirit that motivated generations of slaves to seek, find, and treasure their freedom. Harriet tubman, american bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the south to become a leading abolitionist before the american civil war. By being a great leader and helping so many, she achieved greatness and restored faith among enslaved people.
When harriet arrived in philadelphia, she began to work. Guide to freedom tells the true story of a woman who risked her life for a cause she believed in. This is one of many memorials honoring harriet tubman. The test on freedom train will be the week of march 4th. Everything you need is here including teacher lesson plans, chapter summaries, chapter questions, readers theatre. The story of harriet tubman by dorothy sterling this is a great book on the life of harriet tubman. Harriet tubman was born a slave but, when she was 25, she made her perilous escape from a maryland plantation, leaving her family behind. She escaped slavery in her early 20s and made her way north. Within a year of her escape, she began helping others reach freedom, putting her own life in. Still was instrumental in organizing the connections and financing of the railroad. But the actors who play her family, the master and overseer and the people who help her escape will all appear. As a child she was known as minty and araminta, but as she grew older she became known as a nurse, a spy for the union army, a suffragist, and more. Use these classroom activities to honor the life and courage of harriet tubman. She believed that slavery was wrong and she wanted to escape.
During the civil war harriet was a union scout and a nurse. I never ran my train off the track and i never lost a passenger. It is a good first book to start with i think since it is short but really covers her whole life. Connect to the story by thinking of issues about which you feel strongly and what you would be willing to risk for these causes. People called harriet the moses of her people, because like moses of the bible, she led her people to freedom. Write the word altruism on the board, and discuss its meaning with students. Presidential proclamation harriet tubman underground railroad. Freedom train is the story of selfsacrifice, dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit a universal story for all. None of these characters is a real person from history except for moses, the great harriet tubman.
During the civil war, tubman also worked as a spy, working alongside the union army. The story of the woman who escaped life as a slave and became a well known figure in the underground railroad as she personally conducted scores of slaves north to freedom. Students research harriet tubman s life and learn about the underground railroad. Harriet tubman underground railroad byway driving tour guide. Harriet tubman made nineteen trips along the underground railroad to lead enslaved african americans to freedom in the north. Discuss with a partner how individual freedom shapes. The underground railroadthe resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the civil warrefers to the efforts of enslaved african americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage. The story of harriet tubman into seven sections for study. Harriet tubman guide to freedom download ebook pdf, epub. Background harriet tubman was born into slavery but escaped to freedom.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Her hopes were to earn enough money to help get harriet s family to freedom in the north. This is an activity that accompanies my teacher lesson plans for freedom train. Harriet tubman was born a slave, but, when she was 25, she made her perilous escape from a maryland plantation, leaving her family behind. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad and the classroom connections study guide are produced in support of the teaching of. She escaped in her early 20s and made her way north. Biography of harriet tubman, helped slaves to freedom.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Evaluate harriet tubman s leadership based on these five traits. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad and this study guide are produced in support of the teaching of the virginia standards of learning in history, social sciences, language arts, theater arts and music. Daddy ben was her father, old rit was her mother and john tubman was her. Here are 12 harriet tubman quotes to help you find the leader within.
He threw a heavy lead weight, which missed the other slave and hit harriet in the head. Freedom train is a story of selfsacrifice, dedication and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit a universal story for all. Her birth name was araminta, and she was called minty until she changed her name to harriet after her motheras an early teen. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Nps network to freedom underground railroad program. Her master tried and tried to sell harriet, but no one would buy her.
Free the story of harriet tubman, freedom train study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Freedom train tells the thrilling story of harriet tubman, the moses of her people, in a fascinating series of highly theatrical scenes that use dance, dialogue and. Questions for chapters 15 the story of harriet tubman freedom train. About on september 17, 1849, harriet tubman risked everything as she fled enslavement in maryland for freedom in the north. Classroom the underground railroad connections teacher. Terms in this set 16 harriet tubman grew up in what state. Freedom train harriet tubman characters free pdf file. I was the conductor of the underground railroad for eight years, and i can say what most conductors cant say i never ran my train off the track and i never lost a passenger. She led hundreds of slaves to freedom in the north along the route of the underground railroad. The road to freedom examines the life and significance of harriet tubman. The story of harriet tubman by dorothy sterling harriet tubman, secret agent.
Harriet tubman, the woman shown on the memorial, was called the black moses because she helped many slaves find freedom. Free the story of harriet tubman, freedom train worksheets. She told me that the book, bound for the promised land. It is a short readunder 200 pagesbut covers just about anything. A photograph of harriet tubman is seen at the harriet tubman underground railroad state parks visitor center in church creek, maryland. The end of slavery on april 12, 1861, the civil war began. During the civil war, harriet becomes a spy for the union army and later she serves as a nurse and a scout. This document includes chapter summaries and questions to. Wherever slavery existed, there were efforts to escape.