Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

In 1849, Harriet Tubman learned that she and her brothers were to be sold. When owners experienced money problems, it often made it necessary for them to sell persons held in slavery and other property. Tubman’s family had been broken before. Three of Tubman’s older sisters were sold and lost forever to the family and to history.Part A

What inference can be made based on the information in this paragraph?

Responses

A People working on the Underground Railroad cannot be relied on to keep it a secret.

B Southerners who oppose slavery set up the Underground Railroad.

C Once they reach the North, persons escaping from slavery are given jobs on the Underground Railroad.

D Members of the Underground Railroad network are wiling to take great risks to help others to freedom.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

Responses

1 “Details about the routes and the stops were only shared among a few people to protect the entire group.”

2 "In Southern states, people caught sheltering the travelers could be jailed up to six months and fined."

3 ""As a reaction to the cruel institution of slavery, the Underground Railroad was formed in the early nineteenth century."

4 “The network provided transportation, money, safe houses, and other resources to the travelers.”