Harriet Tubman Research Paper

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Harriet Tubman has had some of the greatest achievements in history. Harriet’s greatest achievements consisted of the underground railroad as well as being a care giver. Harriet is best known for her time freeing slaves or also known as the “underground RailRoad”.Harriet was not only known for the underground railroad but for being a caregiver. Many will say these are her greatest achievements.Through these courageous acts she proved herself to be a selfless leader and an empowering woman in history.

Harriet Tubman’s greatest achievement was the Underground Railroad. Harriet escaped from being a slave and made it her mission to free other slaves as well. As shown in document B there is evidence of some of her missions to free slaves and she was strategic about it usually traveling in smaller groups
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Others might say it was her time as a caregiver. While being a caregiver was great, it was not as moving as her accomplishments with the underground railroad. Back in these times transportation was very limited especially to black women during the slave era. The fact that she traveled difficult and long routes through Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in all seasons of the year, as seen in Document A and, shows her dedication to doing the right thing and helping her people. Document D discusses her experiences as a nurse and her struggles with dealing with the overflow of the hospital due to numerous war victims. While it takes a strong woman to help people in those types of conditions with very limited resources, it doesn’t nearly compare to the many times she made the long and dangerous journey to the north over 8 of the 91 years of her life. Harriet spent the last 48 years after the Civil War as a caregiver. As seen in Document E, even after she dedicated years of her life to helping lead her people to freedom, she still gave up most of her days to helping those in