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Billions and billions throughout history. Slavery has been around throught most of human civilisation, right from the very beginning and still happening nowadays as well. Slavery has taken many forms and so many people have been slaves that it is impossible to name an exact figure. All that can be said is it is a vast number.
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What kind of work did slaves do in Canada?
no Canada does not support slavery, we haven't for a very very very long time. When slavery was still legal in the US, many slaves tried to escape to freedom in Canada via the 'underground railroad'.
What was life like for slaves in the 1800s?
Rough and hard . They had to work unmercifully from sunrise till sunset.
What was the goal of the abolitionists in the 1800s?
To end slavery - Apex
What reconstruction measure led to the education of former slaves?
The Freedom's Bureau group helped educate many former slaves when they were emancipated.
How many slaves were here in the 1800s?
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How many slaves in the north escaped on the underground railroad?
100,000 slaves escaped through the undreground railroad to freedom 50,000 slaves were reported to have escaped between 1830 and 1860.
Why did the slaves want the underground railroad?
Slaves wanted their freedom. Many escaped to Canada.
How many slaves escape using the underground railroad?
There is no way to tell exactly how many slaves escaped using the underground railroad. This was a successful route to freedom for a great many.
Why did African American partiots that the revolution would end slavery?
In November 1775 congress excluded African Americans from enlisting. This was done out of sensitivity to the opinion of southern slave owners. Yet, when the British offered freedom to any slave who would join them the decision was reversed. Altogether 5,000 free blacks and slaves served in the Continental army during the revolution. By 1778 many states granted freedom to slaves who served in the Revolution. Many slaves also escaped and in Georgia alone 5,000 slaves escaped. In South Carolina a quarter of the slaves escaped to freedom.
Why was the underground railroad a big success?
Pretty much, many slaves escaped to freedom because of the efforts of people to help them get to the north.
Why did so many escaped slaves decide to join the side of the English?
Because we the english were not the slavers, it was the colonials who were. The Eglish actually offered freedom to all slaves who fought alongside them.
Who was the women who led slaves to freedom along the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman was a famous African American woman who led many escaped slaves through the underground railroad to freedom in the North.
How many slaves escaped in the civil war?
52%
How many slaves escaped after the emancipation proclamation?
Enough
Who is the lady who freed slaves?
Harriet Tubman, freed many slaves in the 1800s.
How many miles did Harriet Tubman travel to get to freedom when she escaped?
Harriet Tubman was a brave and very strong woman. She traveled very long ways to get herself, her family, and as much slaves as she could to freedom. She risked her life nineteen times as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. As I recall, she escaped to Pennsylvania from Maryland. No one really knows how many miles she had to travel to get to freedom when she escaped.
What are the names slaves that ran away?
Many slaves escaped. The name of one who escaped and was recaptured is Moses Roper. There was a society who helped them to escape and they had a system called the "underground railroad" which helped lots of slaves, lead by Harriet Tubman. Another famous escaped slave was Fredrick Douglass, who escaped from the south and fled to the north to become a distinguished abolitionist.
