some were caught and beaten to death or some just escaped on the under ground rail road
( don't think that the under ground rail road because it is not it is a network of people that help slaves escape they have to go to pennslyvannia
Slaves escaped to Detroit, Erie, and Boston.
100,000 slaves escaped through the undreground railroad to freedom 50,000 slaves were reported to have escaped between 1830 and 1860.
The slaves used either the underground railroad, or they found a crafty way to act like a free person.
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.
Many African slaves found refuge in maroon communities, which were settlements of escaped slaves that were often located in remote or hard-to-reach areas. These communities provided a safe haven for escaped slaves to live freely without the fear of being captured and returned to their owners. Maroon communities were often self-sustaining and had their own governance structures.
Approximately 20 slaves escaped successfully during the Stono Rebellion in 1739.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were caught in free states. It mandated citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves, and imposed fines or imprisonment on those who aided escaped slaves.
Under the Fugitive Slave Act, anyone found helping escaped slaves could be forced to return them to their owners. This included law enforcement officials, as well as ordinary citizens who were required to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves when demanded.
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.
ran for their lives to Hawaii
Slaves wanted their freedom. Many escaped to Canada.
A village built by escaped slaves.