What did native americans and runaway slaves have in common? a. a few of them had their land stolen by settlers. b. most of them died from the yellow fever in 1804. c. some of them ran to florida in search of freedom. d. many were credited with saving the lives of american soldiers.

In celtic mythology, one story involves macha, who was pregnant at the time she outraced the king’s horses on a wager. in norse history, freydis eiriksdottir was pregnant at the time that she single-handedly turned back the natives of vinland, who were at war with the norse. what do you think that pregnancy of these warrior women figured do prominently in mythology and folklore, as well as historical stories?