The Many Great Achievements of Harriet Tubman “I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me” (Harriet Tubman Quotes). This famous quote demonstrates the drive and passion Harriet Tubman had for the life she led. According to the article “What Was Harriet Tubman’s Greatest Achievement?”, from the beginning Tubman was put into the workforce. She was brought out to take care of children at only 5 years old. She feared being separated from her family, much like many slaves at the time. When her slave owner died in 1849, Harriet Tubman made the choice to run away and save slaves hoping to escape slavery. Because of the time she spent, the risk, and the number of people
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Tubman made 8 trips from Maryland to the north in the span of ten years, all on foot. According to document B, Tubman saved 38 slaves in 10 years. She brought many family members to the North including 5 brothers, her niece, and her mother and father (document B). Tubman would save family members as a result of 2 of her sisters being sold away from their family around 1808, 42 years before her first trip on the Underground Railroad. One of Tubman’s trips was in December 1854. She started in Dorchester Co., Maryland and trekked to Saint Catherines, Canada. Tubman did not make another trip until 3 years later in the summer of 1857 (document B). This supports the fact her journey on foot took years to go from one point to another and back again. When she arrived back in Maryland after years of travel, she would start over again and embark on her next trip. The expedition from Maryland to Philadelphia was 125 miles. From Philadelphia to Canada is another 550 miles. In total, Harriet Tubman walked 675 miles numerous times (document A). While a part of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman risked her life countless …show more content…
With the Bloodhound Act in place, Harriet Tubman faced danger in the North and South. Background Essay - "The. Lastly, Tubman and other Station Masters would drug babies in order to stop their crying, in an attempt to not get caught. Harriet Tubman saved at least 38 slaves out of the 100,000 in total on the Underground Railroad. On Tubman's first trip she brought 3 people, her niece and 2 children, on her 2nd trip, 3 more people, her brother and 2 other men. In 1851, she brought 11 fugitives to the North. On her 5th trip she brought 3 of her brothers, and in the Summer of 1857 Tubman brought her parents. Lastly in 1860 she saved 7 more fugitives on her last trip. Harriet Tubman's greatest achievement was her time as a part of the Underground Railroad because of the time she spent, the risk, and the number of people she saved. Some people may argue Tubman had greater achievements than the Underground Railroad. While it is true, being a black spy during the Civil War was risky, conducting on the Underground Railroad was more dicey. According to document C, if you didn’t get on the gunboats during the Civil War, they left you there and you most likely didn’t
Tubman made 8 trips from Maryland to the north in the span of ten years, all on foot. According to document B, Tubman saved 38 slaves in 10 years. She brought many family members to the North including 5 brothers, her niece, and her mother and father (document B). Tubman would save family members as a result of 2 of her sisters being sold away from their family around 1808, 42 years before her first trip on the Underground Railroad. One of Tubman’s trips was in December 1854. She started in Dorchester Co., Maryland and trekked to Saint Catherines, Canada. Tubman did not make another trip until 3 years later in the summer of 1857 (document B). This supports the fact her journey on foot took years to go from one point to another and back again. When she arrived back in Maryland after years of travel, she would start over again and embark on her next trip. The expedition from Maryland to Philadelphia was 125 miles. From Philadelphia to Canada is another 550 miles. In total, Harriet Tubman walked 675 miles numerous times (document A). While a part of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman risked her life countless …show more content…
With the Bloodhound Act in place, Harriet Tubman faced danger in the North and South. Background Essay - "The. Lastly, Tubman and other Station Masters would drug babies in order to stop their crying, in an attempt to not get caught. Harriet Tubman saved at least 38 slaves out of the 100,000 in total on the Underground Railroad. On Tubman's first trip she brought 3 people, her niece and 2 children, on her 2nd trip, 3 more people, her brother and 2 other men. In 1851, she brought 11 fugitives to the North. On her 5th trip she brought 3 of her brothers, and in the Summer of 1857 Tubman brought her parents. Lastly in 1860 she saved 7 more fugitives on her last trip. Harriet Tubman's greatest achievement was her time as a part of the Underground Railroad because of the time she spent, the risk, and the number of people she saved. Some people may argue Tubman had greater achievements than the Underground Railroad. While it is true, being a black spy during the Civil War was risky, conducting on the Underground Railroad was more dicey. According to document C, if you didn’t get on the gunboats during the Civil War, they left you there and you most likely didn’t