HARRIET TUBMAN Conductor of the Underground Railroad

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HARRIET TUBMANConductor of the Underground
Railroad

• By
• Donna Martin

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UNIT The Underground Railroad GRADE LEVEL Si
xth LESSON Harriet Tubman
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ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, the
sixth grade students should be able to

• Understand the existence of slavery in America
• Understand the life and escape of Harriet Tubman
• Understand Harriet Tubmans role in the
  Underground Railroad
• Understand Harriet Tubmans role in the Civil War

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Materials Needed

• Various informational books on the life of
  Harriet Tubman
• Map of the United States (1850s)
• Various informational books on slavery
• Poster paper
• Pencils/Markers/Colored Pencils

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Web Sites

• The Underground Railroad www.nationalgeographic.co
  m/features/99/railroad/html
• Harriet Tubman for Children www.2.lhric.org/pocati
  co/tubman/tubman.html
• Harriet Tubman - New York History
• http//www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman

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Web Sites (continued)

• Harriet Tubman Historical Society
• http//www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman
• Harriet Tubman The Chosen One
• http//www.thechosenone.com/

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Student Activities

• Research the slave laws of the different states
  during the early to mid 1800s
• Create a character profile of Harriet Tubman
• Write letters to governor and legislators
  persuading them to have a Harriet Tubman Day

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Student Activities (continued)

• Map Harriet Tubmans route to freedom on a United
  States map
• Map the different routes of the Underground
  Railroad on a United States map
• Construct a time line of Harriet Tubmans life

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Slavery in the United States

• Slavery of African Americans in the United
  States began as early as 1500 when the first
  African Slaves were brought to the New World by
  the Spanish.

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Slavery on the rise..

• By the time of the Revolutionary War, 10 of
  the people in America were slaves.

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Abolitionist Movement

• Abolitionist Anyone who was against slavery
• Abolitionists included many kinds of people
  whites and blacks, men and women, rich and poor,
  and religious and non religious.

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Escape!

• Ever since slaves were captured, they have always
  tried to escape.
• The rise of the Abolitionist Movement made escape
  easier.

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A Savior is Born

• Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1821 in
  Dorchester County, Maryland
• Harriet was one of 11 children. All of Harriets
  brothers and sisters, as well as their parents,
  were slaves on the Maryland Plantation

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Harriets Early Years

• Harriet began work at age six
• Harriet was a poor housekeeper, so she was sent
  to work outside in the fields
• At age seven, Harriet tried to escape. Harriet
  became tired and hungry and returned to the
  plantation shortly after her escape.

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Time to Run

• In 1844, Harriet made the decision to escape.
• Harriets journey took her to the house of a
  trusted friend where she was given information
  about the next safe stop.

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Free At Last!

• By moving from safe house to safe house, Harriet
  made her way north to freedom.

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Harriets Return to Maryland

• By 1850, Harriet made plans to return to Maryland
  to help the rest of her family escape.
• Harriet managed to lead the entire family to
  freedom, including her aging parents.

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Harriet Turned Moses

• Between 1850 and 1860, Harriet made over 19 trips
  to the South.
• Through the Underground Railroad, Harriet freed
  over 300 slaves.
• Harriet received the nickname of Moses since she
  led so many to freedom

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Most Wanted

• Angry slave owners posted rewards of up to
  40,000 for Harriets capture
• Harriet was never captured.

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Harriets Tricks

• To avoid capture, Harriet used many tricks. She
  dressed as an old woman or a man
• Harriet used songs as with secret codes to
  communicate
• Harriet used the North Star to guide her

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Railroad Expansion

• Over time, several routes were developed to
  travel North to freedom.

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A Nation Divided

• By 1861, the issue of slavery divided the entire
  nation. The Civil War had begun

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Harriet, the Spy

• Harriet served in the army during the Civil War.
  She went on several rescue missions. Harriet
  even worked as a spy.

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No More Slavery

• In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
  by President Lincoln.
• Slavery was ended in the United States forever!

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Harriets Later Years

• After the war ended, Harriet continued to help
  people. Harriet fought for the rights of freed
  slaves and opened a home for the poor

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Harriet Remembered

• Harriet died in 1913. She was 93 years old.
• Today, many tourists still visit her home still
  visit her home
• in New York.