they looked out for each other and took care of each other. Also they housed one another.
Yes, but it was probably more like thousands of slaves. She was one of the founders of the Underground Railroad, an escape route used by slaves.
because the slaves can make plans to rebel against their owners, and try and get free.
because the slaves can make plans to rebel against their owners, and try and get free.
It was a series of stops to the north. The slaves were hidden from stop to stop and no one from one stop to another knew the next stop. So, it was "underground".
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Slaves were considered one-third of a person. Three slaves were the equivalent of one person.
Yes, there were some piracy dealings and a few misunderstandings that have taken place to cause these situation. Of course greed and jealousy were factors for this as well
George Washington was known to buy slaves and then free them.uhmmm actually he didn't let his slaves free until his death.
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It didn’t set all slaves free. It only freed slaves in the states of the confederacy. One of the consequences was the slaves began to follow the union troops and many enlisted as soldiers.
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