Dylan's+book+report+(March)

Name: Date: Reading Mr. Jacobson

=Biography of a Famous Woman=


 * Directions: Each section must be 1 paragraph!**

I chose to research ___, because__ I wanted to research Harriet Tubman because I thought it would be interesting because she built the underground railroad.She helped people get out of slavary.Even after she died she was famous.That is why I picked her. __This famous women was born__

Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. She Lived in Maryland. She was married at the age of 25. She escaped from slavery with her husband in 1849. She died in 1913, at the age of 93.

__Her early years were spent__

In Harriet Tubman's early years she spent he time as slave getting many whippings. She was away from her family. She very unhappy about all the abuse she would get from her owner. She was 16 when she escaped. She did not bring anyone with her. She left at night. She missed her family but they did not have any money to come a get her.

__Her later years were spent__

In her later years, Harriet bought a house in New York. Harriet worked as a cook in a resturant. Harriet also joined a group that would try to get the president to stop slavery before Abraham Lincoln became president. She used every dollar she could to get as many people out of the south until slavery was over.

__Her accomplishments include__ Harriet's acomplishments were that she started the underground railroad.She helped black slaves get out of the south.She met Queen Victoria.She was also married to John Tubmen for 19 years.She saved 750 to 1000 slaves from the slavery.