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From the Ted Talk by Janell Hobson: The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman

Unscramble the Blue Letters


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Harriet Tubman worked as a Union army nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War. In 1863, she became the first woman in United States history to plan and lead a military raid, lrietibang nearly 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina.

After the war, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. cstuoiittonn legally abolished slavery, while the 14th expanded citizenship and the 15th gave vitnog rights to formerly eavelsnd baclk men.

Open Cloze


______ returned to the South 13 times to free her niece, brothers, _______, and many others. She earned the nickname Black Moses and worked diligently with fellow _____________ to help enslaved people ______, first to the North, and later to Canada.

Harriet Tubman worked as a Union army nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War. In 1863, she became the first woman in United States history to plan and lead a military raid, __________ nearly 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina.

After the war, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. ____________ legally abolished slavery, while the 14th expanded citizenship and the 15th gave ______ rights to formerly ________ _____ men.

Solution


  1. parents
  2. black
  3. abolitionists
  4. voting
  5. tubman
  6. enslaved
  7. constitution
  8. escape
  9. liberating

Original Text


Tubman returned to the South 13 times to free her niece, brothers, parents, and many others. She earned the nickname Black Moses and worked diligently with fellow abolitionists to help enslaved people escape, first to the North, and later to Canada.

Harriet Tubman worked as a Union army nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War. In 1863, she became the first woman in United States history to plan and lead a military raid, liberating nearly 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina.

After the war, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution legally abolished slavery, while the 14th expanded citizenship and the 15th gave voting rights to formerly enslaved black men.

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Important Words


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