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What women helped runaway slaves escape too free states in the North?
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Why did runaway slaves choose to escape to the northern states?
The north was Union and mostly against slavery
What railroad helped slaves escape?
The "Underground" Railroad, which wasn't an actual railroad, but rather a number of "safe houses" that runaway slaves could stay at because the owners knew that slavery was evil and wrong, and were willing to put themselves at risk of death to shelter the runaway slaves, and knew others who felt the same and directed or helped the runaways to get to those others. In that way the runaways could pass through the slave states into free states or into Canada where they were safer.
What woman helped runaways slaves escape to free states in the north?
Harriet Tubman
What network of people helped slaves escape to the northern states?
network of people?? i don't know what you mean by network of people but Harriet Tubman helped the slaves be free!! is this an ok awnser?
Were runaway slaves free once they reached the nothern states?
no
How did the compromise of 1850 help satisfy the demands of slaveholder?
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.
How did the compromise of 1850 help satisfy demands of slaveholder?
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.
Which were the states didn't allow slaves?
The southern states did not agree with slavery so offered runaway slaves homes, food and care.
From which states did most slaves escape and why?
kentuck
Were runaway slaves free once they hit the northern states?
It depends on what year it was
What required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves?
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.
What law was passed to help Southern states capture runaway slaves?
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.
