Harriet Tubman

question 139

Multiple Choice

Harriet Tubman:

• A) was a mythical character about whom runaway slaves told many stories.
• B) led a slave rebellion in Maryland in 1849 that resulted in two dozen deaths.
• C) although born free in New York,was kidnapped and made a slave in Louisiana.
• D) cleverly escaped from slavery by pretending to be a sickly male slaveowner.
• E) was a fugitive slave who risked her life many times to bring others out of slavery.

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