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Why Did Harriet Tubman Escape

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Harriet Tubman was a women slave, her skill and drive help her to win freedom and hundreds of other. Tubman was born around 1820 on a Maryland plantation.Tubman was put to work at the age five.When she was twelve, Tubman protected another slave from a cruel overseer.In 1849, Tubman made a plan to escape to the North where she would be free.Tubman decided that a Saturday night, because she knew that the plantation owner could not post a runaway slave notice in the newspaper until Monday morning.This would give her time to cross into freedom.Tubman made her escape, following the North Star until she arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In Philadelphia, Tubman learned about the Underground Railroad.Tubman decided to return to the South and use
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