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The reason she carried a gun was to make sure that the runaway slaves would continue on, because she feared that if she let them go back, that they would give away her route the "underground railroad".

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Q: Why did Harriet Tubman carry gun when she was on her way to freedom?
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How did Harriet Tubman deal with the people who wanted to turn around and not be lead to freedom?

Harriet Tubman delt with the people that didn't want to be lead to freedom by putting a BB gun to their head and threatn' to shoot em


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harriet Tubman took nothing on her journey to save other people and to be free from slavery!


How did Harriet Tubman manage to lose any slaves?

Harriet Tubman didn't lose any slaves due to her carrying a gun and would chose to shot them. "Freedom isn't bought with dust but bought with sacrifice" -Harriet Tubman. The slaves were scared of here and didn't bother to run away when she was sleeping because they were scared. "A runaway slave is a traitor and that traitor would be forced to help slave owners or either get killed."


What inference about Harriet Tubman's character can you draw from the incident with the gun?

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What kinds of stories did Harriet Tubman tell the fugitive slaves?

she told them how they made it to canada to improve their lives


Why did HARRIET carry a gun with her?

so if someone got her she can get him


How many slaves did Harriet lose?

Harriet Tubman didn't lose any slaves due to her carrying a gun and would chose to shot them. "Freedom isn't bought with dust but bought with sacrifice" -Harriet Tubman. The slaves were scared of here and didn't bother to run away when she was sleeping because they were scared. "A runaway slave is a traitor and that traitor would be forced to help slave owners or either get killed."


What did the north feel about slavery?

Harriet Tubman freed mo than 300 slaves and she held a gun before


How did harriet Tubman help free slaves?

Harriet Tubman helped the slaves runaway from slavery how, by grabbing every gun you can think of!


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.


How did Harriet Tubman discourage slaves who wants to turn back?

She put a gun to there head and said " you started it your going to finish it." No kidding i just did an essay on her.