Harriet tubman was born a slave to harriet and benjamin ross in Dorchester County.When harriet was about 5 years old her masters made her take care of a small child even though she was too young.She had to make sure that the baby did not cry and wake her mother at night and if she would fall asleep she would be whipped.From a very young age, Ross was determined to gain her freedom.One day when Tubman was in the grocery store she spotted a fugitive slave. His owner was about to confront him when he tried to escape the store.She stood in the way blocking the owner’s way to give the slave enough time to escape. The owner picked up a heavy metal weight off the counter and aimed it at the slave but hit harriet in the head.Her owner then tried to sell her but no one wanted such a severely injured slave that …show more content…
In 1849 she was afraid that herself along with some other slaves on the plantation were possibly going to be sold so she planned to run away. Her husband didn't want to go with her so she went without him and her two brothers and they followed the North Star in the sky to guide her to freedom in the north. Her brothers got scared and turned back she continued by herself until got to Philadelphia. When got there she found a job as a maid and saved her money so she could go back and help others escape.After Harriet Tubman escaped she went to slave states to help other slaves escape. She led them to safety in the north to free states and sometimes Canada It was quite dangerous to be a runaway slave. There were rewards for her capture and ads that described slaves in detail. When Tubman took slaves to freedom she put herself in harm's way. Many states had a bounty offered to anyone her capture dead or alive because she was a fugitive slave and was breaking the law in slave states because she was helping other slaves escape to freedom in the north.Tubman made 19 trips to Maryland and helped 300 people to