1821
Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation in Maryland in about 1821.She was born to Harriet and Ben Ross,who were slaves. Harriet’s name was originally Araminta Ross, but she changed it to Harriet. As a child, Harriet escaped from her master, and ran to hide in a pigpen.Harriet stayed in the pigpen for 5 whole days.On the 5th day, she returned to her master, expecting a beating, but instead the owner of the house did the beating, and it broke her ribs.That was not the worst hit she was to receive.
In 1834,Harriet refused to help an overseer tie down another slave. He was in a market without permission, and needed a beating. While the overseer stood there in shock, the slave ran out of the market. The overseer picked up a weight used for measuring, and threw it towards the door, trying to …show more content…
She was 93 years old. By the end of her life, she lost use of her legs, and was very weak. But she still did have the strength of personality and spirit. That made her the greatest Underground Railroad conductor of all time.
In 1844, Harriet married a free black man, named John Tubman. But just because she married someone that was free, it did not make her free. Harriet had to ask for permission from her master to marry him. If the two had children, then they would also have to be slaves.
On June, 1863 Harriet Tubman helped lead three hundred troops in the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina during the Civil War. In the middle of the night, she and Colonel James Montgomery went in the lead boat up the Combahee River in South Carolina to surprise attack Confederate forces. Her network of spies were essential to their mission.
In Spring of 1896, Harriet Tubman bought the property that was near her home to make a home for the elderly where they lived the last of their lives. She didn’t have many savings, but she used what there was. She bout the 25 acres of land that was right next to her house for
Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation in Maryland in about 1821.She was born to Harriet and Ben Ross,who were slaves. Harriet’s name was originally Araminta Ross, but she changed it to Harriet. As a child, Harriet escaped from her master, and ran to hide in a pigpen.Harriet stayed in the pigpen for 5 whole days.On the 5th day, she returned to her master, expecting a beating, but instead the owner of the house did the beating, and it broke her ribs.That was not the worst hit she was to receive.
In 1834,Harriet refused to help an overseer tie down another slave. He was in a market without permission, and needed a beating. While the overseer stood there in shock, the slave ran out of the market. The overseer picked up a weight used for measuring, and threw it towards the door, trying to …show more content…
She was 93 years old. By the end of her life, she lost use of her legs, and was very weak. But she still did have the strength of personality and spirit. That made her the greatest Underground Railroad conductor of all time.
In 1844, Harriet married a free black man, named John Tubman. But just because she married someone that was free, it did not make her free. Harriet had to ask for permission from her master to marry him. If the two had children, then they would also have to be slaves.
On June, 1863 Harriet Tubman helped lead three hundred troops in the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina during the Civil War. In the middle of the night, she and Colonel James Montgomery went in the lead boat up the Combahee River in South Carolina to surprise attack Confederate forces. Her network of spies were essential to their mission.
In Spring of 1896, Harriet Tubman bought the property that was near her home to make a home for the elderly where they lived the last of their lives. She didn’t have many savings, but she used what there was. She bout the 25 acres of land that was right next to her house for