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It followed the new Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, that allowed official slave-catchers to hunt down runaways and return them to their owners.
This caused Harriet Beecher Stowe to write 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which drew attention to the Underground railroad, and caused many Northerners to make their homes available to harbour the runaways, and help them to reach Canada and freedom.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoMany slaves wanted to escape slavery. To do that they had to run away. The best place to go was to the free states in the North, or to Canada. That required traveling great distances, and these people had little or no experience of places other than where they were slaves. This often was more successful if they found help along the way.
The underground railway was the combined efforts of all the people who helped escaped slaves, tried to hide them, and move them further north.
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∙ 13y agoIt ended in 1856 and was not a real railroad but a route slaves took to freedom. Some of the "stops" can still be found in barns, attics, and basements of places along the routes taken by the slaves to freedom. So, nothing happened to it. It just wasn't used.
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∙ 14y agoWhen the US Constitution outlawed slavery, there was no longer a need for the Underground Railroad.
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∙ 7y agoIt just faded away after slavery so nothing happen to it
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∙ 12y agoit got flooded out..........
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Was the Underground Railroad underground?
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
What change was wanted by the people in the underground railroad?
They all wanted slavery to end
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
Why wasn't the Underground Railroad a real answer to the problem of slavery?
because slavery was not going to end until it was banned. underground railroad helped escape, but people(white) still were using slaves.
When did the Underground Railroad end?
the underground railroad started in 1816 and ended in 1856.
How did abolitionists attempt to end slavery?
Abolitionists worked to end slavery through various methods, including: advocating for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people, organizing protests and boycotts, promoting anti-slavery literature and propaganda, and supporting the Underground Railroad to help enslaved individuals escape to freedom. They also lobbied the government to pass laws abolishing slavery.
How did Underground Railroad end?
Because the slaves reached their freedom...
Was the Underground Railroad underground?
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
What change was wanted by the people in the underground railroad?
They all wanted slavery to end
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
Why wasn't the Underground Railroad a real answer to the problem of slavery?
because slavery was not going to end until it was banned. underground railroad helped escape, but people(white) still were using slaves.
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
What are Harriet Tubman's ideas?
she wanted to end slavery by taking the slaves to the underground railroad
Were did the underground railroad end?
Pennsylvania, northern states or Canada depending on the time period
How did the underground railroad get spread to other countries?
There was no underground railroad in other countries. The underground railroad was not a real railroad, but one that was a series of stops that moved escaped slaves north.
