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Those using the stars as navigation, such as sailor who have no other landmarks to navigate with, can find the brightest star (the North Star) with relative ease and use its near-unerroring position in the sky, to devine the desired direction of their destination.
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∙ 12y agoIt gave coded directions to runaway slaves and the people helping them for safe houses on the way north to freedom.
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Why did the slaves use the north star for freedom?
They were traveling north, so the North Star was their guide.
Name of Frederick Douglass's newspaper?
The North Star was the abolitionist newspaper published by Frederick Douglas. When Zachary Taylor won the 1844 presidential election, Douglas express his displeasure in the North Star as Taylor was a slave owner.
Why do you think Frederick Douglass called his newspaper the north star?
Frederick Douglass called his newspaper The North Star because the north star was the star that fugitive slaves on the underground railroad used to guide themselves to freedom.
Which African American founded the North Star newpaper?
Frederick Douglass founded the North Star Newspaper in 1847.
Who wrote the North Star and The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison wrote the Liberator and Frederick Douglass wrote the North Star.
Why north star was important for navigation?
It always appears due north in the sky and is a reasonably bright star
Were does destinys mum work in the book little darlings?
The North star
Why is the star so important in Christmas?
Because it represents the "North Star" that the three wise men followed.
What makes Polaris the north star?
It is not the brightest star in the sky, as many people think. It's important because it marks, roughly, the "North Pole of the sky".
The latitude of the North Star is always equal to the altitude of the viewer?
The idea is there, but a couple of important terms are swapped.The altitude of the North Star above the northern horizon is approximately equal tothe observer's north latitude.
What was the north star?
The star "Polaris" is the North Star.
What collection is the north star in?
The north star,real name Polaris,the Pole Star,is the very end star in a group of 7 stars which make up the constellation called Ursa Minor-I have just found this in a book called The Complete Guide To The Constellations by Geoffry Cornelius.
Why north star important to the aborginal people?
If it's important to anybody, that's because it's a relatively bright star that always remains more or less in the same position, as seen by us.
What is the most important part in the book of blue star rapture?
The most important part is when T.J find out that the girl he likes is pregant!
What star is always pointing north?
North star
What is the north star and how did it help explorers?
The North Star is a star that where ever you are, when you look at it, that is north. It helped explorers to know which way is north;)
What star was once a northern polar star?
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.
