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Slaves had to go as far as Canada to be free since the United States Government had no jurisdiction in that area. If a slave simply went to a northern state, he/she could be hunted down as a fugitive slave with a bounty on their head.

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Q: How far north did slaves have to travel in order to be free?
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Where did former slaves decide to settle in order to be free?

Many former slaves decided to settle in the North in order to be free. There were lots of job opportunities in the North for former slaves.


Why did the north abandon free slaves?

The north did not abandon free slaves. Usually the slaves lived in peace in the North.


How was the Underground Railroad used to free enslaved people?

they would hide the slaves and help them travel north to freedom


Did slaves travel at their own free will?

No, slaves did not travel at their own free will. They were forcibly taken from their homes and transported to various locations for labor, typically against their wishes.


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Which part of the US was free to slaves?

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Why did slaves go north?

because in the north the states were slave free


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to the northern part of what was the 13 colonies


Were slaves listed as freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?

All slaves that were owned by people in the South were set free. Not the slaves in the North. The 13th Amendment set all the slaves free.


How did slaves become free?

all slaves escape they all ran away, because when the North and South were too busy fighting they ran away up to the North. That is how slaves became free.


Why did the slaves continue to travel into Canada?

Because Canada is a free country.


What did slaves doto survive the hardships of slavery?

slaves had to run tored the north star to get free