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Harriet Tubman was considered to be the 'conductor' of the underground railroad. It was a network of volunteers and hiding places that moved slaves northward out of southern slave-owning states. See the related link for more details.

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What was Harriet Tubmans famous for and why?

Harriet Tubman helped hundreds of American slaves escape along the secret route to freedom known as the Underground Railroad. She was also a slave and fled from Maryland to freedom in Philadelphia in 1849. During the next 10 years, she made repeated secret trips back to Maryland, which lead over 300 slaves to freedom in Canada. There probably will be a better answer but hope this helps!! :P


What secret escape system did Harret Tubman use to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom?

The system was labeled "The Underground Railroad", but obviously was neither a literal railway, nor technically underground.


Did Harriet Tubman have a secret quilt?

did herriet tubman use secret qoutes in quilts?


Because this person led so many slaves to freedom he or she was sometimes call by nickname moses?

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What was the secret route used by American slaves to escape to freedom in Canada called?

Underground Railroad


What was the secret escape system Harriet Tubman led slaves through?

I'd expect that most people would know this, but it is the Underground Railroad.


A summary on Harriet Tubman secret agent the book?

This book is about how Harriet Tubman escapes slavery and risks her own life to lead runaway slaves to freedom along the underground railroad. then she took a new role as a union spy! the outcome of a secret night raid deep into confederate territory depends on the accuracy of the intelligence she and other clack spies have gathered. success will mean freedom for hundreds of slaves. failure will mean death by hanging


Where is Harriet Tubman today and where is Harriet Tubman today?

Harriet Tubman is a runaway slave that is very brave. She was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. The U.R are "secret pathways" that help slaves escape to the north. There is much, much more to say about her. She will always be looked up to and honnored.


What part does Tubman play in the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman played a major role in the freedom for many slave's. The underground railroad was a secret route leading to safe houses that helped the slaves seek freedom.


Who is the Underground Railroad?

The Underground Railroad was not a person or a railroad, it was a network of secret routes that allowed slaves to escape to free states in the mid 1800s, created by Harriet Tubman.


Who led enslaved Africans to freedom in 1803?

Harriet Tubman and the secret organization known as the Underground Railroad.


How did Harriet Tubman conduct the under ground rail road?

well it wasnt a railroad it was like a secret trail that lead Africann Americans to freedom and harriet Tubman aka Araminta Ross helped them there password was a friend with friends and harriet carried a gun cuz if they went back they would be tortured until they told them the trail