Question

read it! harriet tubman was born a slave on a maryland plantation. in 1849, she escaped to the north, where she was free. there, tubman learned about the underground railroad. it was a network of northerners who provided shelter and directions to runaway slaves to help them reach freedom in the north. tubman decided to return to the south and use the underground railroad to bring slaves north to freedom. she rescued about 300 slaves in total. within a few years, she was well known. pro - slavery forces felt that she should be punished or returned to slavery. by 1856, the reward for tubmans capture was $40,000. but that did nothing to slow tubmans efforts. do it! tubman was _______. a courageous b dainty c wealthy d obedient

Explanation:

Tubman escaped slavery and then risked her life to rescue about 300 slaves despite a large - reward for her capture, showing courage.

Answer:

A. courageous