Anywhere from 6,000 to 100,000 escaped on the Underground Railroad. Unknown number from other ways.
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Many African slaves found refuge in maroon communities, which were settlements of escaped slaves that were often located in remote or hard-to-reach areas. These communities provided a safe haven for escaped slaves to live freely without the fear of being captured and returned to their owners. Maroon communities were often self-sustaining and had their own governance structures.
In November 1775 congress excluded African Americans from enlisting. This was done out of sensitivity to the opinion of southern slave owners. Yet, when the British offered freedom to any slave who would join them the decision was reversed. Altogether 5,000 free blacks and slaves served in the Continental army during the revolution. By 1778 many states granted freedom to slaves who served in the Revolution. Many slaves also escaped and in Georgia alone 5,000 slaves escaped. In South Carolina a quarter of the slaves escaped to freedom.
The Fugitive Slave Act caused the formation of the Underground Railroad.
100,000 slaves escaped through the undreground railroad to freedom 50,000 slaves were reported to have escaped between 1830 and 1860.
During the American Revolutionary War, it is estimated that thousands of African American slaves escaped from their masters, with numbers varying widely in historical accounts. Some estimates suggest that around 5,000 African Americans fought for the Continental Army, while others fled to British lines, which promised freedom in exchange for military service. The exact number of escaped slaves is difficult to determine, but their contributions and quests for freedom were significant during this tumultuous period.
Approximately 20 slaves escaped successfully during the Stono Rebellion in 1739.
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African-American slaves primarily escaped to free states in the North, where slavery was abolished or limited. Many also sought refuge in Canada, which had no slavery and offered greater safety. Additionally, some escaped to remote areas or joined Indigenous communities. The Underground Railroad was a crucial network that helped facilitate these escapes.
Many African slaves were shipped to Jamaica. Others were sent to Haiti and other Caribbean Islands. Usually, they were sent to these islands to work in the sugar cane fields. And, of course, Southern plantation owners needed slaves.