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.
A slave who escaped was referred to as a fugitive or runaway slave.
A citizen who helped a runaway slave under the Fugitive Slave Act could be fined or imprisoned for aiding a fugitive slave. The act required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners.
If a slave was caught learning to read or write, they faced severe punishment such as physical abuse, torture, or even death. Slave owners often saw education as a threat to their control over slaves and sought to prevent any form of literacy among them.
Penalties for helping a runaway slave included fines, imprisonment, or physical punishment. In some regions, individuals could also face charges of aiding and abetting a fugitive slave.
Runaway slaves faced numerous dangers, including physical harm from slave catchers or bounty hunters, harsh weather conditions, lack of food and shelter, and the risk of being turned in by sympathetic slaves or free individuals. Additionally, slaves who were caught faced severe punishments, including whipping, branding, or even death.
the reward would be a ransom
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.
because they could get caught by their owner and get punished
Runaway Slave was created in 1991.
Runaway Slave - 2012 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG
The cast of The Runaway Slave - 1912 includes: Henry Belmar
A person whose business was catching escaped slaves to return them to their owners was called a "slave catcher."
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They were called fugitives. A fugitive is a runaway slave
Runaway slaves didn't have code names.
A slave who escaped was referred to as a fugitive or runaway slave.
It made northeners capture runaway slaves. Northeners did not like this because if they were caught hiding a slave then they could be sentenced to jail time or even death.