Harriet was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her birth name was ross. She was one of the eleven children of Harriet Greene and Ben Ross. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. She was assigned to a child as soon as she was old enough to work. She was heavily abused by the child’s mother. Harriet had to stay up at night so the baby wouldn’t cry and wake the mother. If she fell asleep, the mother would whip her. When harriet was asked to help in the beating of another slave and she refused, she would be beat. Once when another slave went out to the market without permission, his owner asked harriet to help beat him. She refused and walked away. The slave made a run for it and the owner got so mad, that he threw a weight at his head. His aim