How Did Harriet Tubman Contribute To Freedom

Underground Railroad: The Underground Railroad was a term that was used to describe the secret routes and safe houses to free slaves in the United States. The Underground Railroads were established around the year of 1780 and ended in 1862. Slaves would take this route to escape from their owners and travel to Canada. Many of those that were apart of the Abolishment Movement would help slaves escape through these routes to free them from slavery. One of the earliest people that were abolitionists were considered to be “Quakers”. Levi Coffin and his wife had freed more than 3,000 slaves over a long period of time. These slaves would hide in safe houses, until it was safe for them to travel to Canada. The reason why they would travel to Canada was to prevent them from being captured by …show more content…
Harriet Tubman who was a former slave herself, managed to gain her freedom by escaping. Harriet carried out approximately 13 missions to help free slaves. She freed more than 300 slaves and made sure that nothing prevented her from helping them travel to Canada. Some slaves that traveled throughout the Underground Railroads with Harriet Tubman, wanted to turn back because they were scared that they would get caught and get killed. But, Harriet would threaten them any way she could so that they would continue walking. If anyone was caught helping slaves escape, they would receive harsh punishments such as whipping, hanging, or even prison. The Underground Railroads were located throughout Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. The Underground Railroads are important in history because it has gave us a better understanding what slaves had to go through, the risks and obstacles that slaves had to overcome, and the fear of whether or not they are going to gain their

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