Harriet Tubman Abolitionist Movement Essay
Sofia Loeser
Mr. Baugh
U.S. History
17 November 2015
Harriet Tubman – Abolitionist During the time 1820-1913 slavery was a key event in history. At this time the Abolitionist Movement was in place. Many different groups of people were motivated to end slavery because they were upset with the treatment of black people. A woman named Harriet Tubman helped largely during this movement so what led Harriet to become an abolitionist?
Harriet Tubman was born as a slave to Harriet and Ben Ross in Maryland around 1820. When she was born she was given the name Armanita, “Minty” for short (Editors). Harriet, her parents, and her 10 other siblings struggled with staying together. When Tubman was only six years of age she was so called “rented out” …show more content…
At the beginning she first learned to act strong against opposing forces because of her mother, Harriet Ross (Editors). This woman fought hard to keep her family from being severed by the white people. The Ross family suffered greatly as slaves which led Harriet to being against the idea of African persons being forced to work for white people. For example, when her family was divided she was heartbroken and had no one else to blame but the white people who tore them apart. This eventually led her to becoming an abolitionist who wanted to put an end to …show more content…
It is important for us to answer this question because some might wonder why Harriet went back to help endangered slaves. Since this was a very dangerous task many people must have thought that she was crazy but after learning about her past and the reasons that led her to become an abolitionist it is easy to see why she risked her life to help others. This topic is also important in American History because many schools and universities learn about Harriet Tubman during units relating to slavery. This is because Harriet was a brave former slave woman who led many black people to freedom (Geographic). After learning about her students will wonder the same question that most people wonder as well “Why?” This shows that finding out why she was an abolitionist is important to
Mr. Baugh
U.S. History
17 November 2015
Harriet Tubman – Abolitionist During the time 1820-1913 slavery was a key event in history. At this time the Abolitionist Movement was in place. Many different groups of people were motivated to end slavery because they were upset with the treatment of black people. A woman named Harriet Tubman helped largely during this movement so what led Harriet to become an abolitionist?
Harriet Tubman was born as a slave to Harriet and Ben Ross in Maryland around 1820. When she was born she was given the name Armanita, “Minty” for short (Editors). Harriet, her parents, and her 10 other siblings struggled with staying together. When Tubman was only six years of age she was so called “rented out” …show more content…
At the beginning she first learned to act strong against opposing forces because of her mother, Harriet Ross (Editors). This woman fought hard to keep her family from being severed by the white people. The Ross family suffered greatly as slaves which led Harriet to being against the idea of African persons being forced to work for white people. For example, when her family was divided she was heartbroken and had no one else to blame but the white people who tore them apart. This eventually led her to becoming an abolitionist who wanted to put an end to …show more content…
It is important for us to answer this question because some might wonder why Harriet went back to help endangered slaves. Since this was a very dangerous task many people must have thought that she was crazy but after learning about her past and the reasons that led her to become an abolitionist it is easy to see why she risked her life to help others. This topic is also important in American History because many schools and universities learn about Harriet Tubman during units relating to slavery. This is because Harriet was a brave former slave woman who led many black people to freedom (Geographic). After learning about her students will wonder the same question that most people wonder as well “Why?” This shows that finding out why she was an abolitionist is important to