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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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.
The north did not abandon free slaves. Usually the slaves lived in peace in the North.
they would hide the slaves and help them travel north to freedom
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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because in the north the states were slave free
to the northern part of what was the 13 colonies
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.
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.
Because Canada is a free country.
slaves had to run tored the north star to get free