Harriet Tubman was born in 1822 she was the fifth of nine children. Harriet was about 5 when she was taken away from her family. Harriet master made her do housekeeping chores. Her best was never good enough. one chore was her being a nursemaid. When harriet masters were arguimg she got free. She went to Philadelphia and founded work and saved every penny she could. Harriet used the money she saved up to go to Baltimore.
Her Childhood:
As a child Tubman took care of a younger brother and baby. When she was five or six Brodess her master hired out as a nursemaid to a lady name Miss Susan. She was ordered to watch the baby sleep. if the baby woke up she was whipped. She carried scars for her whole life. She also worked as a planter for a man name James Cook. She had to check on muskrats traps. She became so ill from doing that cook gave her back to Brodess because she started to become worthless to James Cook.
Her Marriage:
Around 1844 she married a man name John Tubman. he is a free African American man. If John and Harriet would have kids they would be enslaved. Tubman changed her name from Araminta to Harriet soon after her marriage. Harriet wanted to move to the north but John didn't want her to move. They wasn't really seeing each other because Harriet was enslaved.
Her Escape: Harriet was getting treated so bad as a slave she couldn't take it nomore so she ran away. She had a husband and two brothers her husband refused but her two brothers followed. She thought her and the other slaves would be sold. Harriet and her two brothers followed the north star in the sky to guide her north to freedom. Her brothers became frighten and turned back, but she continued on and reached Philadelphia. There she found work as a household servant and saved her money so she could return to help others escape. When Tubman escaped she saved 13 enslaved families.
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