no
The southern states did not agree with slavery so offered runaway slaves homes, food and care.
Runaway slaves always went to the states in the north, with many going as far north as Canada. They couldn't stay in the south after running, because if caught, it was usually a death sentence for them.
the fugitive slave law
Well i think it is because they could still be caught by professional slave catchers.. And the people up North weren't really trusted so they can still get caught. Sometimes if a slave owner really wants the slave back, he'll go after them.
About 3.5 million, out of a total population of 30 million. There were another .5 million free blacks. Most slaves were in the south, though there were still a few in some nothern states.
It helped satisfy the demands of slaveholders by creating a new law that states people caught helping runaway slaves would be punished. People who found runaway slaves-even runaways who had reached the north-had to return them to the south.
It helped satisfy the demands of slaveholders by creating a new law that states people caught helping runaway slaves would be punished. People who found runaway slaves-even runaways who had reached the north-had to return them to the south.
The southern states did not agree with slavery so offered runaway slaves homes, food and care.
It depends on what year it was
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves by allowing for the arrest and return of fugitive slaves to their owners, even in free states. It also imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored fugitive slaves, making it a crime to assist escaped slaves.
The north was Union and mostly against slavery
Harriet Tubman
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed to aid Southern states in capturing runaway slaves. This law required Northern states to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners.
Runaway slaves always went to the states in the north, with many going as far north as Canada. They couldn't stay in the south after running, because if caught, it was usually a death sentence for them.
Legislation known as the Fugitive Slave Act required all states to return runaway slaves to their owners. This was adopted in 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which was a component of the Compromise of 1850, required all states, including free states, to return fugitive slaves to their owners. This law increased tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in the United States.
The original U.S. Constitution, before the 13th Amendment, included provisions like the Fugitive Slave Clause, which required the return of runaway slaves to their owners. This clause was later nullified by the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.