The Family Life of Harriet Tubman

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The lifestyle of a young, slave girl eventually became known as an American abolitionist. Harriet Tubman was born a slave. Life as a child slave was very difficult. As soon as she was at the right age she was put to work. She was beaten and treated with no respect. Seeing her whole family being treated in a humiliating way made her make up her mind. From that point on she understood what slavery was, so she decided there had to be something done to make a change!
Harriet Tubman did a lot of great things through out the course of her life. People wonder how a heroine’s life begins.

Harriet Tubman was born in March, 1822. She was born on Anthony Thompson’s plantation, in Peter’s neck Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet Tubman was born with the name Araminta Ross or Minty for short. Her parents names were Rit Green Ross and Ben Ross. Harriet was sixth out of eleven children in the Ross family. When Harriet was young she was put to work as a field hand and she didn’t get any education. She never learned how to read or write. Brodess family were the owners of the Ross family. The Brodess family moved the Ross family to brodess’s farm in Bucktown. While he was moving them he commanded to leave their fourth to youngest son Ben behind. In 1844, Harriet got married to John Tubman, only then she became a Tubman.

Unfortunately, Harriet Tubman died in March 1913. From that day on we remember and respect her tremendously, for what she had done to the American history. We all know that she has been beaten and been a slave. She took that all on her self just because she wanted slavery to end. We should thank her very much and remember Who was the one who took us out of slavery. In my opinion I feel that Harriet Tubman is one of the greatest American heroines and had a great effect on America.

Bibliography
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