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= Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her Name at birth was Araminta Ross. Years later, she took the name of her mother, harriet. While a slave, Harriet Tubman worked as both a house servant and a field hand. when tubman was 13, she tried to protect another slave from being hurt by a supervisor. the supervisor got angry and threw a two pound weight at her, which struck her in the head. Causing her to suffer from blackouts and fainting spells for the rest of her life. = in 1844, Tubman married a freed slave named John Tubman. Even though he was free he was still considered a slave. Praying for freedom she set out to escape slavery in 1849. She made it to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She got help from people on the underground railroad. She then returned to Maryland in 1850 to help other slaves escape. but in that same year, the fugitive slave act was passed, this law made it a crime to help enslaved people escaoe to freedom. Despite the new law Tubman continued to lead people along the underground railroad...... over the next ren years she made about 20 trips to the south and led as many as 300 slaves to freedom. Each trip was carefully planned to be sure that all those on the journey would arrive safely. she was even able to lead her own family to safe places in the north. in the late 1850s Tubman bought a house in auburn New York. During this time. she worked with other people who wanted to end slavery.