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What is the correct spelling for slave catchers in the south?
Slaves
What are the people called that catch slaves?
Slave catchers
Did slave masters threaten their slaves?
You can guarantee that
What were people called that hunted slaves?
The simple answer for this question would be Slave hunters or Slave catchers..
Where did they hide the slaves?
David Ruggles hid his slaves in trees and high places that the slave catchers would not find them.
What are slave catchers?
People whose jobs was to find, capture and return escaped slaves, for a bounty.
What did slave catchers use to catch slaves?
Bloodhounds were commonly used to pick up the scent of slaves and to track them down. Slave owners somtimes hired mercenaries or Bounty Hunters to retreive slaves.
Did slave catchers go to Canada?
Yes, slave catchers did go to Canada in pursuit of escaped slaves who had fled there seeking freedom. Due to differences in laws and customs between the United States and Canada regarding slavery, some slave owners hired bounty hunters or sent agents to retrieve their escaped slaves in Canadian territory.
What would happen if regular citizens refused to assist slave catchers?
If regular citizens refused to assist slave catchers, it could disrupt the operation of the slave system by hindering the capture and return of escaped slaves. This resistance could potentially undermine the effectiveness of slave catchers and could lead to increased public awareness and debate about the issue of slavery.
What law greatly increased the ease of operation of slave catchers in northern cities?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 greatly increased the ease of operation of slave catchers in northern cities by allowing them to capture and return escaped slaves without due process or legal protections for the fugitives. The law required citizens to assist in capturing runaway slaves and imposed heavy penalties on those who helped slaves escape.
How did slaves react to the Fugitive Slave Act?
With extreme indignation at being treated like unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.
What were two ways that people resisted the fugitive slave act?
People helped hide fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad and wouldn't turn them over to slave catchers.
