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Born
Harriet was born to Ben and Harriet Greene Ross. -
First Escape
Harriet and her brothers Ben and Henry escaped from slavery, only to return a month later. -
Second Escape
Harriet escaped again but this time she only returned to help others escape. -
Fugitive Slave Act
After her escape, Tubman worked as a maid in Philadelphia and joined the large and active abolitionist group in the city. After Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, making it illegal to help a runaway slave, Tubman decided to join the Underground Railroad. -
Moses to the Rescuse
Harriet returned to rescuse her brother and many more. -
John Brown
Harriet met the abolitionist John Brown -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln elected President of the US -
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Civil War
The Civil War starts and ends -
Last Mission
Harriet went to Troy, New York where she met Charles Nalle and undertook her last mission to Maryland -
Teacher and a nurse
Governor Andrew of Massachusetts arranged for Harriet Tubman to go to Beaufort, South Carolina, as a nurse and teacher to the Gullah people of the Sea Islands who had been left behind by their owners when they fled the advance of the Union Army, which remained in control of the islands. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation -
Harriet Tubman and the Troops
Harriet Tubman led troops under the command of Colonel James Montgomery in the Combahee River expedition, disrupting Southern supply lines by destroying bridges and railroads. The mission also freed more than 750 slaves. -
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President Lincoln Assassination
President Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday April 14, 1865 at 10:13pm by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning April 15, 1865 at 7:22am. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment to Constitution abolishes slavery -
Remarried
Harriet meets her future husband a Civil War vet. Nelson Davis -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment to the Constitution grants citizenship to former slaves -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment to Constitution prohibits states from denying the right to vote because of race -
Harriet's Money
Harriet was swindled out of her money by a con involving gold money transfers. -
Death
Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia