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The travel time from Maryland to Philadelphia in neighboring Pennsylvania was not extremely long even in the 1840's, only a few days to a week. But escaped slaves were safer traveling only at night as they had to avoid being seen. The shortest distance from Dorchester (near Cambridge, MD) to Philadelphia is about 140 miles, across northern Delaware.

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it took Harriet Tubman 2 years to find the underground railroad

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she discovered the underground rail road by trying to escape and she came across it

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Until she died

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For 2 years from 1819 til 1820

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What are some African American stories that teach wisdom?

Are you serious? There are so many. Foe example, what about the Underground Railroad. They would have been slaves that whole time if Harriet Tubman did not do anything about it. She was able to have all the slaves gone and follow a certain track and not get caught. That is pretty wise right there. Which houses to go to, and ask for help, that is amazing that she was able to do something like that.


What would happen if Oskar Schindler if he was caught?

he couldent of been caught the nazis knew he had jews they just thought they where slaves


Less than 10,000 slaves escaped by the Underground Railroad between 1830 and 1860?

False! 50,000 slaves are thought to have been conducted through the railroad network between 1830 and 1860.


Was the taken of slaves from Africa during the slave trades to the America's a part of the Spanish Inquisition a deliberated action against Muslims?

Possibly, but not that I am aware of. In Europe, feudalism and serfdom were dying out. Expanding European powers needed labor, especially for their new overseas colonies. As the number of white slaves diminished, black slaves gradually took their place, and it was believed that black people had been placed on earth by God to be slaves for white people. The Muslims practiced slavery at this time and earlier, and they even sold African slaves to the Europeans. The Spanish Inquisition may have been a factor, but based on my knowledge I doubt it.


Do you agree with the constable what Winnie is a criminal because she had been an accomplice in freeing Mae from jail Should she be punished Give reasons for your opinions?

yes gonna be get punished because her family put tuck mom and dad she is out sides and there are in the jail

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Did harriet Tubman ever tell anyone about freeing slaves or even making the underground railroad?

No, only other slaves and her husband . If she had told a slave owner or any white she would have been beaten badly or even hung.


What year did Harriet Tubman save slaves?

harriet Tubman saved lots of slaves after she had freed herself and when she got married to john Tubman. she saved the slaves because she believed that they did not deserve to be in this possition and because she had known what it feels like to be captured in slavery.


Where was harriet tubman's birthplace?

Harriet Tubman was born under the name Araminta Ross to slaves owned by Mary Pattison Brodess. There are no exact records of her birth, but it has been estimated as 1822.


What would happen if Harriet Tubman got caught helping the slaves?

If Harriet Tubman had been caught helping slaves, she would have faced legal repercussions, such as fines, imprisonment, or even violent punishment. However, she was never caught during her many missions to rescue slaves along the Underground Railroad.


Is there a school named Harriet Tubman in were?

yes it is I'v been to a school name harriet Tubman in IL


Is Harriet Tubman on a us mint coin?

Harriet Tubman has never been on a US Mint Coin.


What things happened in this Harriet Tubman life that might have led to the important things Harriet Tubman did?

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. Her escape led to her making 19 missions and recuing 300 slaves. Because she had escaped to Philedelphia, she had the opportunity to work for the Union Army as a cook and then a nurse. She also became the first woman to lead an expedition in the war.


How has Harriet Tubman affected are world?

She saved the world by leading herself and other slaves into freedom. Harriet Tubman was very brave and smart to do what she did. She was smart because she came up with a plan on how to free herself and she was brave because she took the risk of escaping. She could have gotten caught but never did. When Harriet had freed herself she went back and helped other people get their freedom they diserved. Harriet didn't just think of herself she wasn't selfish or otherwise she would have never been famous she would have just been a normal person and would of never been famous.


What if harriet Tubman never existed?

Harriet Tubman, helped the slaves escape. Without her, we would probably still have slaves, I do know that Martin Luther King Jr. did do things later and that Abraham Lincoln was also against slavery but without Harriet Tubmans method of the Underground Railroad, life would not be what it is today. She changed the world and thanks to her colored people are no longer seperated from whites.


What is Harriet Tubman known for?

She rescued slaves from down south in the United States many times with the risk of getting caught, even though she could have just enjoyed her own free life. So to wrap it up, you would say that she rescued many slaves from the south.


What obstacles did Harriet Tubman face in her quest to help free other slaves?

Harriet Tubman indeed faced many obstacles in her quest to help free other slaves. Due to the Fugitive Slave Law, her capture was worth $40,000. And there were hired people to try and capture her along her journey. She could have been sent to prison. I believe she was considered an outlaw.


If harriet Tubman got caught in the underground railroad what would happen to her?

Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who worked to free over 300 other people stuck in slavery. There was a large bounty on her head, so if she had been caught, the slaves would have been returned to their owner, and Tubman would have been murdered.