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False! 50,000 slaves are thought to have been conducted through the railroad network between 1830 and 1860.

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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.


Was it estimated that 50 000 slaves escaped by the Underground Railroad between 1830 and 1860?

True.


What year did most slaves escape the underground railroad?

The Underground Railroad was the name given to the system by which escaped slaves from the South were helped in their flight to the North. It is believed that the system started in 1787. The Underground Railroad was at its height between 1850 and 1860.


Was the underground railroad for a train?

no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.


How did rhe underground railroad work?

The underground railroad helped take escaped slaves away to the North where it was safe.


Why did the slaves want the underground railroad?

Slaves wanted their freedom. Many escaped to Canada.


Did Harriet Tubman free slaves?

Yes, She Escaped Them To The Underground Railroad. (:


How did the underground railroad get spread to other countries?

There was no underground railroad in other countries. The underground railroad was not a real railroad, but one that was a series of stops that moved escaped slaves north.


What was a underground railroad?

The Underground Railroad wasn't a railroad at all, It wasn't even underground. The UnderGround Railroad is a series of houses and shelters where people take care of slaves when they are trying to escape from freedom. And it was hell. Picture escaped slaves running for their lives while their "owners" sent out execution parties fully equipped with weapons and dogs to track down the escaped slaves.


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.


How did Abolitionists fix the tracks on the Underground Railroad?

The Underground Railroad wasn't a literal railroad, so there were no tracks. It was a metaphor for the routes that escaped slaves took on their journey North.


When did the slaves escape from the underground railroad?

Slaves escaped from the south using the underground railroad during any season. The most common times were at night, or early morning, in winter-spring.