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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: Multiple Choice
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- 01After the Civil War, in addition to caring for her family and formerly enslaved people, Tubman became active in what other major social movement?
- 02Harriet Tubman is slated to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of which U.S. banknote?
- 03What biblical figure was Harriet Tubman's famous nickname, earned for leading so many people to freedom?
- 04The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 greatly increased the danger for escaped slaves in the North, prompting Tubman to guide them to which country?
- 05In which state was Harriet Tubman born into slavery?
- 06What kind of injury did Tubman sustain as a teenager that resulted in lifelong seizures and visions?
- 07What was Harriet Tubman's birth name?
- 08What was the proud boast that Harriet Tubman often made about her missions as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?
- 09During the Civil War, Tubman served the Union Army as a scout, spy, and nurse, and was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war. What was this famous raid called?
- 10Approximately how many missions did Harriet Tubman lead to rescue enslaved people via the Underground Railroad?