Because, if you were found helping slaves it would be considered a crime. Thus, putting you in you in jail.
Fugitive Slaves Laws APEX
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
fugitive slave act
Because they didn't like the idea of it either and they escaped so they're gonna help others escape....
The Fugitive Slave Laws
Because they were infringing a Federal Law: The Fugitive Slave Law.
Fugitive Slaves Laws APEX
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
the fugitive slave law
fugitive slave act
Abolitionists, who were people who knew that holding another person as a slave was evil and wrong, and were willing to risk their lives to help runaway slaves.
I really dont know how he helped with the slavery that is what I want to know. How did he help the runaway slaves and that I really dont know how he helped with the slavery that is what I want to know. How did he help the runaway slaves and that
Because they didn't like the idea of it either and they escaped so they're gonna help others escape....
The Fugitive Slave Laws
Meh -.- I asked not wanted to help
The Fugitive Slave Laws
It helped satisfy the demands of slaveholders by creating a new law that states people caught helping runaway slaves would be punished. People who found runaway slaves-even runaways who had reached the north-had to return them to the south.