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Based on the Fugitive Slave Act, it was a felony to assist a runaway slave to escape. Rewards were set for anyone capturing runaway slaves. Even judges received an award to convict slaves for running away from their owners. Lincoln had pledged to enforce this Federal law. However, in many Northern states, the law was ignored. There were cases of abuse. For example, a freed Black man, never a slave, might or could be "captured" and sent back to a supposed "owner". The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 as part the 1850 Missouri Compromise. It was very unpopular in the North. Enforcement was rare.

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Because many in the North was against Abraham Lincoln. Many still hated the black, and because they were poor, the white in the North caught the slaves, and returned them to the South again. And then they got a Reward. So they earned money, and the black slaves could never be sure to trust people.

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they could have gotten caught traveling the from the chain of houses

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if they were caught, they would be whipped once returned to their owner

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What were some of the worst dangers and challenges that runaway slaves faced?

death or bad injuries


What was a conductor with the underground railroad?

Since the underground railroad wasn't a real railroad, but a method for slaves to escape north there wasn't a conductor. Some times people like Harriet Tubman would lead people, but many times they were just told what the next stop was until they got north.


What were push and pull factors causing African Americans to move north?

A pull factor that brought African Americans to the north was freedom. The south was being run and build on the backs of slaves and many African Americans wanted to be free. Many took to escaping using the Underground Railroad to reach the north. However, some were found and brought back.


Was Frederick Douglass a part of the underground railroad?

I'm not sure but he was a abolitionist after escaping to the North. People actually listened to him because he had been a slave. does that help? He also was a verrry important man


Why was the route taken by escaping slaves called the under ground railroad?

i think it might be so the public dident see them cause they might of not known or they could of been revulting for the people to see and they dident want to see them or the owner could be keeping them illegaly Well... First of all the Underground Railroad was not underground or a railroad. Slaves gave it that name to trick the whites. Slave traveled through the "Underground Railroad" because they wanted to escape slaery without being caught. Some slaves were caught, but there were thousands that weren't.

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Why do some of the routes in the underground railroad point to the north?

Canada, which is north of the United States, was a good destination for escaping slaves. Canada did not return escaped slaves to their former owners.


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What did slave codes not prevent slaves from doing?

Slave codes prevented slaves from escaping easily, even though some did escape


What were some of the worst dangers and challenges that runaway slaves faced?

death or bad injuries


What was a conductor with the underground railroad?

Since the underground railroad wasn't a real railroad, but a method for slaves to escape north there wasn't a conductor. Some times people like Harriet Tubman would lead people, but many times they were just told what the next stop was until they got north.


What were some of the worst dangers and challenges runaway slaves faced?

Hunters and people catching them and being killed.


What do you think would be some of the dangers of being a slave trader?

You could catch diesels from the slaves that you are trading!


Why did some slaves go back to the plantation after escaping?

because they had to go back to get there families or they didnt want to leave there freinds and other peeps


What are some of the places that the slaves settled in in the north?

Cleveland is one


What were push and pull factors causing African Americans to move north?

A pull factor that brought African Americans to the north was freedom. The south was being run and build on the backs of slaves and many African Americans wanted to be free. Many took to escaping using the Underground Railroad to reach the north. However, some were found and brought back.


What were risks for escaping the owners plantation?

Some risks that can happen for escaping slaves was: .You could of gotten whipped by your slave owners in front of everyone. They do it in front of everyone to teach other slaves never to escape or else they will know what will happen .You could have harsher jobs or slave owners, putting you to work a lot for a punishment. Hope This Helped!


How did they help the slaves in the underground railroad?

Because slavery was legal throughout the U.S. and runaway slaves found anywhere were legally supposed to be returned to their owner. The underground railroad, run by abolitionists, gave them transportation and places to hide while they were on the run.