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After 1850 how far north did fugitive slaves have to travel to reach freedom?
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Where were most slaves who were successful in obtaining freedom came from?
in the north
What law required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners even if they escaped to the north?
The "Fugitive Slave Act" of 1854.
What was the fugitive slave ack?
It declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their "owners" after many had fled to the North.
How many slaves tried to escape?
According to historians, hundreds of thousands of slaves attempted to escape their enslaved condition since the onset of slavery. This became a problem for many slave-owners and therefore, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed for slave catchers to travel north of the U.S. to capture runaway slaves.
How long did it take slaves to buy their own freedom?
They Couldnt buy their freedom, they never had money, that's why it's callled slavery. The slaves were freed by the north
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
How was the Underground Railroad used to free enslaved people?
they would hide the slaves and help them travel north to freedom
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.
What allowed escaped slaves in the north to be recaptured?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What group provided aid to the slaves on their underground journey north?
Fugitive slaves was the group that provided aid to the slaves on their underground journey.
Who was happy about Fugitive Slave Law and who was not?
Slave holders were in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law as it required that slaves that escaped to the North would have to be returned to their owners. In the North the anti slavery abolitionists were against the law. They were anti slavery to begin with and wanted slaves who escaped to the North to be considered freed slaves.
Where did Harriet take the slaves?
North to freedom.
What is the fragment of this sentence The Underground Railroad organized by abolitionists was a system That aided fugitive slaves in their journey to the North of the US and Canada?
The Underground Railroad organized by abolitionists was a system. That aided fugitive slaves in their journey to the North of the United States and Canada.
Why did the slaves use the underground railroad?
To escape to Canada. They couldn't simply travel through the north because of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Part of the Compromise of 1850, the act said that Northerners were obliged to turn in runaway slaves to their southern owners. Fugitive means runaway. The abolitionists ran the underground railroad to help the slaves secretly (hence the term underground) escape to freedom.
Why was the fugitive law unpopular in the north?
The Fugitive Slave Law was unpopular in the North because it required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves, even if they did not support slavery. Many Northerners viewed the law as a violation of personal liberty and opposed the idea of being forced to participate in the institution of slavery. Additionally, the law heightened tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
What star did the slaves follow to freedom?
The North Star
What did the North think about slaves?
The North had less use for slaves than the South did, and many Northern people helped slaves gain freedom.
