Targeted Passage Questions- “from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad”
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“from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad”
Targeted Passage Questions - pp. 268-277
Targeted Passage Page 268 - (Lines 1-19)
Do the masters ever see Moses? (line 6)
The masters never see Moses.
What do the masters do when they hear the rumors that Moses might be in the neighborhood? (lines 6-19)
After the masters heard the rumors that Moses may be in the neighborhood they searched the woods and watched the roads.
How do the masters know that Moses has visited? (line 19)
The masters knew that Moses had visited because a large number of their finest slaves had been missing.
Targeted Passage Page 271 - (Lines 45- 68)
What is The Fugitive Slave Law? (lines 48-52)
The Fugitive Slave Law was a law that brought slaves back to their owners
What will happen if the runaways are caught? (lines 61-62)
If the runaways were caught they would have been whipped and sold to the south and Tubman would have been hanged.
How does Tubman inspire the group to keep going? (Lines 66-68)
Tubman inspired the group by telling them if they make it she promised warmth, and good food.
Targeted Passage Page 274 - (Lines 168-188)
Why does the runaway want to turn back? (Lines 168-170)
The runaway wants to turn back because they were tired, and hungry for long. The runaway also wanted to turn back because he thought it was better to be a slave than suffer like this.
What does Harriet Tubman do and what does she say to the runaway?
(Lines 179-180)
Hariet Tubman tells the runaway to Go on with them or to die while pointing a gun at the runaway.
Why does she respond this way? (Lines 181-188)
She responds this way because if they went back everyone would become a “traitor” and would have to reveal all the spots they used to hide as well as go to prison.
Targeted Passage Page 277 - (Lines 260-282)
What does Harriet Tubman learn about freedom in St.
Catharines? (Lines 260-268)
Harriet Tubman learned what freedom meant. She realized it meant more than what she thought it meant. She realized it meant more than keeping the money you earned or changing jobs. She also realized it meant a lot of other things like running for president, owning your own home, being able to dictate where you can...