Read the excerpt from "Harriet Tubman: A Life of Toil and
Triumph."
Why was a reward offered for Tubman's capture?
A) because she fled to South Carolina
B) because many people opposed her work
C) because she nursed abandoned enslaved persons
D) because she worked with Susan B. Anthony
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By this time, the word of Harriet Tubman's bravery was
beginning to spread. Many well-known people learned of her
mission and got on board as well. Writers Ralph Waldo
Emerson and Louisa May Alcott helped her, as did Susan B.
Anthony. Some even allowed her to use their homes as
stations. Meanwhile, Harriet's fame also made her a target,
and a large reward was offered for her capture and return to
Maryland.
The beginning of the Civil War in 1861 marked the end of
Harriet's Railroad work, but she did not retire. Instead, she
joined the fight that would soon set all of her people free. At
the request of Union leaders, she set out for South Carolina.
There she nursed slaves who had been left behind when
their owners fled Northern forces.