Harriet Ross Tubman

By stephanie hogue

  • Harriet Ross Tubman was born c. 1819-1820 in Dorchester County Maryland

    Harriet Ross Tubman was born c. 1819-1820 in Dorchester County Maryland
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  • Harriet Tubman was born into slavery

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    A Timeline of the Life of Harriet Ross Tubman

    Harriet Tubman Timeline

  • Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom!

    Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom!
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  • Harriet became an official conductor in the Underground Railroad

    Harriet became an official conductor in the Underground Railroad
    Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

  • In 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted. This made it illegal to help slaves escape.

    Fugitive Slave Act

  • Harriet went to get her husband, but he had remarried. He did not want to go with her.

  • Harriet was known as the moses for her people because she helped so many slaves escape.

    Harriet was known as the moses for her people because she helped so many slaves escape.

  • within ten years she helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom

    within ten years she helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom
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  • Harriet inlisted in the Union Army, during the Civil War, as a contraband nurse

    Harriet inlisted in the Union Army, during the Civil War, as a contraband nurse

  • Harriet married Nelson Davis. They shared 19 years of peaceful marriage.

  • Harriet purchased a 7 acre plot in Auburn, where she lived out the rest of her life.

    Harriet purchased a 7 acre plot in Auburn, where she lived out the rest of her life.
    Harriets Home

  • Harriet Tubman died in 1913. She was buried in Fort Hill Cemetary with Military rites