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Harriet Tubman escaped at the age of 29 from slavery in Maryland where she was born, when her owner died. She became a conductor for the Underground Railroad and was later a nurse and a spy for the Northern side in the American Civil War. She made 19 different trips from the South, going north to the safety of Canada. She saved 300 slaves. Slaves were hidden in covered carts with false bottoms and driven between the underground railroad 'stations' where they were fed and hidden during daylight hours before moving on. They often had to hide in forests, cross rivers and climb mountains. Slave owners offered a reward of $40,000 for Harriet's capture, but she was never caught. After the war Harriet ran a home for elderly African - Americans until she died in 1903.
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∙ 14y agoHarriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland. For 10 years she lead slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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∙ 13y agoHarriet Tubman freed slaves and was a nurse
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∙ 13y agoShe was a cook, a nurse, and a spy
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∙ 11y agoBeing a spy, and a nurse
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Did Harriet Tubman work as a nurse and cook in the US Civil War?
Yes, Harriet Tubman indeed did work as a nurse and cook during the US Civil War.
Is Harriet Tubman on a us mint coin?
Harriet Tubman has never been on a US Mint Coin.
Was Harriet Tubman from the US?
Yes.
How does Harriet Tubman's life affect us today?
we dont! LOL
How did Harriet Tubman affect the outcome of the US Civil War?
Harriet Tubman assisted the efforts of the Union during the Civil War by becoming an integral member of the Underground Railroad. After her own escape from slavery, Tubman returned to the land of her enslavement to assist family members in escaping their own enslavement. Harriet Tubman completed thirteen rescue missions, saving some 70 slaves from the region where she was formerly enslaved. In 1858, abolitionist John Brown enlisted Tubman to help him recruit former slaves for a raid on Harper's Ferry. Her extensive knowledge of support networks in the Northeast was invaluable to Brown. Her knowledge also proved invaluable to Union officials when the Civil War broke out. Harriet Tubman felt that a Union win was key in the effort to end slavery, and soon became an established figure in the camps around Port Royal, South Carolina assisting the fugitives and serving as a nurse. Shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation, Tubman began leading a band of scouts around the Port Royal area. Her group mapped the territory and provided key intelligence that led to the capture of Jacksonville, Florida. Later that year, Harriet Tubman became the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Combahee River Raid. She continued working for the Union for two more years, until the South surrendered in 1865.
Did Harriet Tubman work as a nurse and cook in the US Civil War?
Yes, Harriet Tubman indeed did work as a nurse and cook during the US Civil War.
Is Harriet Tubman on a us mint coin?
Harriet Tubman has never been on a US Mint Coin.
Was Harriet Tubman from the US?
Yes.
How does Harriet Tubman's life affect us today?
we dont! LOL
How did Harriet Tubman affect the outcome of the US Civil War?
Harriet Tubman assisted the efforts of the Union during the Civil War by becoming an integral member of the Underground Railroad. After her own escape from slavery, Tubman returned to the land of her enslavement to assist family members in escaping their own enslavement. Harriet Tubman completed thirteen rescue missions, saving some 70 slaves from the region where she was formerly enslaved. In 1858, abolitionist John Brown enlisted Tubman to help him recruit former slaves for a raid on Harper's Ferry. Her extensive knowledge of support networks in the Northeast was invaluable to Brown. Her knowledge also proved invaluable to Union officials when the Civil War broke out. Harriet Tubman felt that a Union win was key in the effort to end slavery, and soon became an established figure in the camps around Port Royal, South Carolina assisting the fugitives and serving as a nurse. Shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation, Tubman began leading a band of scouts around the Port Royal area. Her group mapped the territory and provided key intelligence that led to the capture of Jacksonville, Florida. Later that year, Harriet Tubman became the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Combahee River Raid. She continued working for the Union for two more years, until the South surrendered in 1865.
Did Harriet Tubman die before slavery was abolished?
Yes. Harriet Tubman was alive and well when the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the US in December 1865. She died in 1913.
What education did Harriet Tubman get?
She was a nurse a scout and a spy for the US. army .
Who was the first African American woman honored on a us postage stamp?
Harriet Tubman
Has Harriet Tubman been on a US postage stamp?
i really do not know thats why i asked this question
Who are some famous females from the US Civil War?
Rose O'Neal Greenhow Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet TubmanClara BartonLucretia Mott
What can Harriet Tubmans life teach us?
Harriet Tubman taught to achieve or try anything you were afraid to do. Harriet would point a gun at any slave that wanted to turn back because they were afraid.
What was the best selling book in the US prior to the Civil War?
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by slavery abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
