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What was slaves called when they escaped?
Slaves who escaped were often referred to as fugitives, runaways, or freedom seekers. Some escaped slaves were also called maroons, particularly those who formed independent communities in remote areas.
Were escaped slaves who formed their own communities?
B. Maroons
What were escaped slaves called?
black people
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.
Which northern cities were destination for escaped slaves?
Slaves escaped to Detroit, Erie, and Boston.
The Palmares kingdom was composed of escaped .?
African slaves.
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.
What were slave that escaped slavery called?
thomas jefferson john adams and abrham lincion
What did the escaped slaves do or join to live?
Escaped slaves often joined existing communities of free African Americans, formed their own independent settlements, or sought refuge in abolitionist networks that helped them find safe passage to freedom in the North or Canada. Some escaped slaves also joined the Underground Railroad or engaged in other forms of resistance against slavery.
What name was given to the free communities set up by thousands of escaped slaves in the wilderness?
maroon colonies
What type of slave was most likely gain freedom by reaching a maroon community?
A young male travelling alone
How did Harriet help the slaves in the civil war?
She formed the underground railroad which went from safehouse to safehouse from the south to the north where the slaves escaped to. She rescued about 100 people. Most slaves even went all the way up to Canada.
