Who Is Harriet Tubman's Greatest Accomplishments

Have you ever wanted to conduct a train? How about becoming a prophet? Harriet Tubman (Araminta Ross) was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad and known as Moses to her people. The Underground Railroad was not actually a railroad, but a secret way of rescuing slaves. She was known as Moses because she brought over slaves throughout a ten-year period to the “promised land” or freedom. In one day Harriet Tubman rescued around 800 slaves, nursed people during the civil war, made several high-risk trips to Maryland to rescue family and friends, and throughout her entire life (especially the end) she took care of the poor. Harriet Tubman was one of the most amazing people during the 1800s, she accomplished so much in only her lifetime.

She was specifically asked by the governor of Massachusetts to do this raid. She and seven other black spies were able to rescue 800 men in that one day. “We got 800 people that day … Colonel Whittle said I ought to be paid for every soldier as much as a recruiting officer. But laws! I never done got nothing.” said Harriet Tubman herself, found in document C. The Combahee River Raid was high-risk and affected over 800 lives, which is why I think it is her most important accomplishment.
Her second most important accomplishment is nursing during the civil war. “This woman never received pay or pension … during the four years of her labors.” Says biographer Sarah Bradford in document D. Harriet Tubman worked all day nursing, slept, then repeated. But how did she have enough money to survive? She baked over 50 pies each night, lots of gingerbread, and two cases of root beer. In the day, she’d have someone sell them for her. This had a tremendous personal cost and many lives were affected, that is why it is her second greatest