If the slaves are educated they are taken into the house to work. They are called slave householders. The master makes the slaves teach the children and they make sure that they give the slaves enough food to eat. Some masters that the slaves have are respectful to the blacks and take care of them if they do what they are supposed to. Slaves are …show more content…
Harriet was born and raised a slave on a Maryland Plantation. In 1849 she escaped to the northern states and did her best to help others escape to the better states. She made dangerous trips back and forth to the south to led slaves to safety. Tubman led over 300 slaves to freedom which included her parents. She had strict rules such as if slaves wanted to escape there was no turning back or fooling around. She knew the exact routes to take to get to the south and never was caught (Heinrichs 36-37). She was a hero and took on a great amount of responsibility other slaves that escaped without her help had their own problems to face on their own. She was extremely brave for traveling with so many slaves because she could be caught at any time while on the go. Her human desire to be free is admirable because she never quit and fought to keep on going when she knew it was risky (Horton