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What is the name of the act to help runaway slaves called?
I think you are confused. The act was not to help slaves, but allowed catching slaves. It was called the Fugitive Slave Act. It gave men the freedom to go find run away slaves.
What is the name of the system where freed slaves worked on someones else's land?
sharecropping
What is the name of the system where freed slaves worked on someone else's land?
sharecropping
What was the name of the law that required everyone to help catch runaway slaves?
Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution orders it. Presumably you are asking about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which was a part of the Great Compromise of 1850. This law tried to more strongly enforce the Constitutional requirement to return runaway slaves; before 1850, many Northern states were passing laws that made it difficult to return slaves, such as by giving them the right to a trial. The Fugitive Slave Act set up special government commissioners who held considerable power to return slaves, and it overruled laws that would give slaves rights like the right to trial or even to testify in court. Police and other government officials who were caught not complying with the Act were automatically given very large fines and even prison sentences.
How did slaves avoid getting lost on the underground railroad?
There was no literal "underground railroad". The name was a nickname for a program that freed slaves. They avoided getting lost by having people at one house they arrived at tell them where to go next if they didn't know. The houses where slaves were helped would have a light or candle in a window at night so they could find safe houses to go to.
What are the names slaves that ran away?
Many slaves escaped. The name of one who escaped and was recaptured is Moses Roper. There was a society who helped them to escape and they had a system called the "underground railroad" which helped lots of slaves, lead by Harriet Tubman. Another famous escaped slave was Fredrick Douglass, who escaped from the south and fled to the north to become a distinguished abolitionist.
What is a code name for a runaway slave?
Runaway slaves didn't have code names.
What is the name for the series of safehouses for runaway slaves arranged by abolitionists and run by former slaves?
The Underground Railroad
What is the name of the system that helped slaves escape and gain their freedom?
In the US it was called the Underground Railroad
What was the name of the secret road developed to help runaway slaves travel to the north?
the underground railroad
What is the name of a person who caught runaway slaves and returned them to their owners?
A person whose business was catching escaped slaves to return them to their owners was called a "slave catcher."
What year did most slaves escape the underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad was the name given to the system by which escaped slaves from the South were helped in their flight to the North. It is believed that the system started in 1787. The Underground Railroad was at its height between 1850 and 1860.
What is the name of the act to help runaway slaves called?
I think you are confused. The act was not to help slaves, but allowed catching slaves. It was called the Fugitive Slave Act. It gave men the freedom to go find run away slaves.
What name did they use for African American during the Civil war?
Contrabands were runaway slaves in the North.
What was the name of an informational network of abolitionists that helped fugitive slaves?
The Underground Railroad .
Who was the woman that helped slaves escape through the underground railroad?
Her name was Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the federal agency that helped the former slaves after the Civil War?
It was called the Freedman's Bureau.
