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what happened to runawya slaves was if they were caught they had to suffer the harsh pain and beating they would get if they were happened to get caught in the underground railroad.. if anybody else was involved they would serve prision time plus a beaten as well.

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What was the undergroud railroad?

It was an underground path that runaway slaves used to get to the north without being caught


What happened to conductors helping slaves escape on the underground railroad?

If they got caught then they were killed.


How did runaway slaves try to avoid getting caught?

Runaway slaves tried to avoid getting caught by seeking refuge in underground networks like the Underground Railroad, disguising their appearances, using false documents or identities, and sometimes living in remote areas or blending in with free Black communities.


What was punishment for being caught esaping in the Underground Railroad?

If slaves were caught on the underground railroad they would be torchured, and sent back to there plantation. They sometimes were killed.


What would have happened if Harriet Tubmnas slaves got caught?

She didn't have slaves. Nor did she create the underground railroad. She just helped a lot of slaves escape to the north. If one the runaway slaves were caught they would either be sent back to their old master or be put up for sale for someone to buy.


What does the condutor do in the underground railroad?

a conductor is a person who helps the slaves travel (Underground railroad)with out getting caught by the slave catchers who will bring them or other native-amaicin people who have never been slaves their whole life


How many slaves were caught using underground railroad?

500-1000. Alot died of hunger and other causes.


How was information passed in the underground railroad?

people that tried to get away might of got caught and sent back and then they might of told everyone about it


What does the underground have to do with the Holocaust?

I am sure there were attempts at making an underground railroad like during slavery in the US. The Hiding Place, a book about that sort of topic was written by a Jew caught during the holocaust.


What happened if the runaway slave were caught?

If a runaway slave was caught, they would be harshly punished, often beaten, tortured, or even killed by their owner or authorities. They would then be returned to their owner and likely face even more severe consequences as a form of deterrence for future escape attempts.


What percentage of slaves were caught using the Underground Railroad?

This was a very stressful operation. many died of hunger, some of coldness, the rest couldn't find the next place to go. About 500-1000 were caught


Why was the route taken by escaping slaves called the under ground railroad?

i think it might be so the public dident see them cause they might of not known or they could of been revulting for the people to see and they dident want to see them or the owner could be keeping them illegaly Well... First of all the Underground Railroad was not underground or a railroad. Slaves gave it that name to trick the whites. Slave traveled through the "Underground Railroad" because they wanted to escape slaery without being caught. Some slaves were caught, but there were thousands that weren't.