Write two or three sentences explaining what six-year-old Harriet knew about the North Star.

To put it in context, at that time it is common knowledge among slaves that the northern states were fighting for the abolishment of slavery. So many of them tried to escape to northern states in order to gained their freedom.

Harriet Taubman knew this ever since she was little. She knew that if she just follow the north star, eventually it would guide her to the states that would treat her more humanly compared to the southern states.