Family
Vocabulary
Issue Day
Miscellaneous
Mystert
100

Harriet’s mother’s name 

What is Old Rit.

100

To mentally take in information 

What is absorb?

100

This is how often issue day happened 

What is once a month?

100

This is the age you had to be older than to get clothes 

What is over eight years old?

100

Harriet’s father knew a lot about this from his life experiences 

What is nature?

200

Harriet’s father’s name

What is Ben?

200

Unchanged 

What is constant?

200

This is the number of pounds of food they were given 

What is eight? 

200

This is what most of the clothes were made from

What is tow-linen?

200

This is what young children under 8 wore if their clothes were ruined 

What is nothing?

300

Harriet’s mom’s stories came from this

What is the Bible?

300

Being equal to something else 

What is equivalent?

300

These are the two main food items that they would get each month.  If one wasn’t available, they would get the other

What is pickled pork or fish?

300

This is what Harriet was always told to follow as it lead to freedom 

What is the North Star?

300

The song the slaves would sing which was a sign of rebellion was about who

Who is Moses?

400

Harriet’s dad could prophecy this

What is the weather?

400

Without knowing 

What is unconsciously?

400

These are the two additional items they would receive with their protein source 

What is corn meal and salt?

400

This is what Harriet learned from hearing the sound of horses’ hoof beats 

What is fear?

400

This is how many shirts a male slave would get at issue day

What is two?

500

Harriet’s dad was know for this

What is honesty/trustworthiness?

500

Complete or total

What is absolute?

500

This is how often they would get new clothes 

What is once a year?

500

This is what the slaves called the gang of men looking for runaway slaves 

What are the paterrollers?

500

This is who is credited with Harriet’s lively and wild side

Who is Ben/her father?

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