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Name _____________________
Social Studies
Date ____________________
DBQ
Document-Based Question
Directions: The task below is based on documents 1 through 5.
This task is designed to check your ability to work with historical
documents. Use your answers to the questions to help you write
your essay.
Historical Background:
There were many Americans who fought to abolish (get rid of)
slavery. Harriet Tubman was one of them.
Task:
For Part A, (15 Points) read each document carefully and
answer the question or questions after each document. Then
read the directions for Part B and write your essay.
For Part B, (15 Points) use the information from the documents,
your answers to the questions in Part A, and your knowledge of
social studies to write a well-organized essay. In your essay you
should:
Give at least three reasons why Harriet Tubman was
known as a “Freedom Fighter.”
OCSD Standards and Benchmarks