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The Fugitive Slave Act allowed for escaped slaves to be captured and returned to their owners so long as they remained in the United states. Not even fugitive slaves residing in states without slavery were safe. Therefore, it was important for escaped slaves to make their way to Canada, where the Fugitive Slave Act had no power.
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What happen after the slaves got across the underground railroad?
If they got across the Underground Railroad, then they were free. It leads into the North part of the U.S. and into Canada. If you make it over there then you are free and no one can do ne thing about it.
Support system established by antislavery groups in the upper South and the North to help fugitive slaves who had escaped from the South to make their way to Canada?
The Underground Railroad
How did harriet Tubman play a major role in freeing the slaves?
She helped escaped slaves make their way to free states and to Canada where they were no longer slaves. Look up the term Underground Railroad. She was known as Moses, and was quite a person.
How did harriet Tubman play a major role in in freeing of slaves?
She helped escaped slaves make their way to free states and to Canada where they were no longer slaves. Look up the term Underground Railroad. She was known as Moses, and was quite a person.
What were Safe-houses that dotted the northern escape route for slaves along the Underground Railroad called?
Slave hoses were houses that housed nice people hiding the slaves. it is a chain of houses that make the underground railroad.
Who lead the slaves in the underground railroad?
The underground railroad was mainly ran by Harriet Tubman. She was a slave that traveled from union states back over to the slave states over and over again helping other slaves get over to freedom. the underground railroad was a series of trails that helped slaves get to the northern states to freedom.
How and when did slaves travel?
they try to make a decision for how to escape and how could escape to be safe to travel to the underground railroad
What did Harriet Tubman do to make a difference?
harriet Tubman was a "conductor" on the underground railroad she freed many slaves and also worked as a nurse
Where did runaway slaves go?
Run away slaves escaped through a secret system called the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a connection of people who helped hides the slaves until they could safely make it to the north.
How did Harriet Tubman play a major role in the freeing of the slaves?
Major roles were played by a few million men firing .68 caliber muskets (and 12 pound cannon balls) at one another until about 700k were dead and one side had to surrender. Lesser roles were played by those who sent them into battle and figures who had a nominal peaceful role in the years leading up to the confluence of ideals.
When did Harriet Tubman make the Underground Railroad?
She walked the UnderGround RailRoad when she secretly made 19 trips to take slaves to freedom. She had walk miles just to get people to freedom.She had to be careful. She always kept a gun in case one of the slaves wanted to go back she said`if you go back you die` `so walk on or die`
Suppose the under ground railroad was not made Do you think you would still have slavery?
Even if there wasn't an underground railroad slavery would have ended without it due to the Civil War. The underground railroad was just a way for slaves to escape and make it to the north it did not end slavery.
