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According to the fugitive slave laws if a slave escaped to a free state he or she was automatically free?
According to the fugitive slave laws a slave was not automatically free if he/she escaped to a slave free state. If a slave was caught in a free state, the people were obligated to hold them for the slave chasers. Not many people obeyed this rule, though.
If a slave escaped to a free state was the slave free?
No a slave catcher could come and take them back but in Canada they were free
What was the child of a slave woman and a free man considered?
The child of a slave woman and a free man was typically considered a slave under the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, meaning that the child's legal status followed that of the mother. This meant that even if the father was free, the child would still be considered a slave.
A person who was not a free person and was considered property?
This the typical definition of a slave.
What was the child of a slave women and a free man considered?
The child of a slave woman and a free man would typically be considered a slave, inheriting the legal status of the mother. This was a common practice in many societies where slavery existed.
What is the opposite of the word slave?
free-man, free-woman
Was virgina a slave or free state?
Slave
Which state asked to join the union as a free state in 1850?
comprimise of 1850 Arkansas - slave Michigan - free Florida - slave Texas - slave Iowa - free Wisconsin - free
Was kansas a slave state or free state?
it was a free state >3
Did Texas want to join the U.S. as a free state or slave state?
no it was slave free
What were key events on free slave soil?
Do you mean slave-free soil? (In other words free soil?)
According to the fugitive slave laws if a slave escaped to a free state he or she was automatically free?
According to the fugitive slave laws a slave was not automatically free if he/she escaped to a slave free state. If a slave was caught in a free state, the people were obligated to hold them for the slave chasers. Not many people obeyed this rule, though.
Were mixed slave's free or slave's?
Mixed slaves were free if their owner died, but if their owner didn't died than they were not free.
Was Maine a free or a slave state?
free
Was Kentucke a free state or a slave state?
Slave state
Was Tennessee a free state or the slave state in 1850?
Slave
Is Iowa a free or slave state?
Yes it was a slave state
