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Escaping slavery was difficult regardless of geographic location, as the entire institution was designed to prevent it. However, some factors like proximity to free states or communities, access to abolitionist networks, and familiarity with the local terrain could make escape slightly easier for slaves living in the southern regions.
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Was Sarah Boone a slave?
yes she was a slave, but not when she invented the ironing board.
How many slaves survive slavery?
It is difficult to estimate the exact number of slaves who survived slavery as many historical records are incomplete. However, it is known that some individuals did survive and eventually gained their freedom through various means such as escape, purchase, or emancipation.
What type of slave was most likely to gain its freedom by reaching a maroon community?
A slave who was able to escape to a maroon community, which was a community of fugitive slaves, is most likely to gain their freedom. Maroon communities provided a safe haven for escaped slaves and offered protection from slave owners seeking to recapture them. Once in a maroon community, a slave had a better chance of blending in and becoming part of the community, thus securing their freedom.
How did the enslaved people lived?
In slave people lived in many different ways the standard of living and lifestyle of enslaved people was dependent upon the slave owner. Many enslaved people had a very low standard of living while a few enslaved people lived quite well.
What is the difference between a slave and a servant?
A slave is a person who is owned as property by another and has no personal freedom or rights. A servant is a person who is employed to perform duties for someone else but retains their personal freedom and rights.
It is true that the farther south a slave lived the easier it was to escape?
false
Is it true the farther south the slave live the easier it was to escape?
false
How did the American slaves escape slavery?
they secretly go to path that leads to the north mostly on foot and whenever they see white slave owners they hide and usually they follow the path of the mason dixon line cause they thought it was freedom but slave hunters can still catch theses slaves from escaping farther north so slaves really escaped farther north for slave hunters not to catch them
How did slave escape in the daytime?
they didnt escape in the daytime, they escaped in the night, so the slave owners couldn't see them
How did kunta kinte escape?
Kunta Kinte did not escape. He was captured and enslaved in Africa, then transported to America where he lived the rest of his life as a slave. His story is depicted in Alex Haley's book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family."
Why people will be whipped if they teach a slave and why it is illegal to teach a slave?
They will escape
Where did the slave escape?
the underground railroad
Why did slaves wait to escape at night?
If they tried to escape in the day there slave masters would see them and call for help to catch the slave
Why would a slave owner want a slave who had lost hope?
A slave owner may want a slave who had lost hope because they would be less likely to resist or attempt to escape. A slave who has lost hope may also be easier to control and manipulate, making them more compliant and submissive. Additionally, a slave with no hope may be seen as less of a threat to the slave owner's authority and power.
Which former slave helped other slave escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What motivated Tubman?
She was slave and wanted to escape. That was her motivation.
Is a successful slave escape skill or luck?
Both
