Harriet Tubman's Accomplishments

Harriet Tubman. The hero that is set to be on the twenty dollar bill. Araminta Ross was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was given the nickname of Minty ross. Minty was born a slave and grew up as a neglected weed. In 1844, Ross married a man named John Tubman and changed her name to Harriet Tubman. After her master died in 1849, Harriet decided to run away without her husband. After she escaped from her slave home, Harriet spent the next eleven years escorting other slaves to freedom. She faced barriers that made her job more difficult. The escapes were made successful since Harriet was apart of the secret network, the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a string of safe houses along a route to Canada. It was so important for the fugitives to get to Canada because that was the only place that they could truly be safe thanks to restriction laws placed on the escaped slaves. Harriet Tubman devoted her whole life to helping others. So, out of all of her accomplishments, what was Harriet Tubman’s most beneficial

The underground Railroad was a secret network that strung safe house along routes to Canada. This network helped Harriet transport slaves to Canada. According to Harriet Tubman’s Rescue Missions, Tubman rescued a total of 38 enslaved people. 6 of those people were related to Harriet (Doc B). This shows how determined Harriet was to help save others. Although she did not have the best relationship with her family, harriet still went back to save them. Since helping fugitives escaped included a lot of risks, “To prevent getting caught, Harriet took the fugitives around the winter months because of the longer nights. They used to travel during the night and rest during the day (Doc B). This shows how committed Harriet was to saving those who needed saving. She risked her own life for others to have a chance at living a free