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Where were most slaves who were successful in obtaining freedom came from?
in the north
What was the system of routes that fugitive slaves would use to escape to the North?
The system of routes that fugitive slaves used to escape to the North was known as the Underground Railroad. This informal network comprised safe houses, secret routes, and sympathetic individuals who assisted escaping slaves in their journey toward freedom. Operated primarily in the antebellum United States, it included various routes that led northward to free states and Canada, where slavery was prohibited. Key figures, such as Harriet Tubman, played crucial roles in guiding and protecting escaped slaves along these perilous paths.
What law required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners even if they escaped to the north?
The "Fugitive Slave Act" of 1854.
What was the fugitive slave ack?
It declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their "owners" after many had fled to the North.
How many slaves tried to escape?
According to historians, hundreds of thousands of slaves attempted to escape their enslaved condition since the onset of slavery. This became a problem for many slave-owners and therefore, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed for slave catchers to travel north of the U.S. to capture runaway slaves.
Why was the big dipper a good guide for the African American slaves?
Regardless of the season or the time of night, the "drinkin' gourd" always appears in the northern sky, which was the direction in which freedom lay for most of the fugitive slaves.
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
How was the Underground Railroad used to free enslaved people?
they would hide the slaves and help them travel north to freedom
Why do you think Frederick Douglass called his newspaper the north star?
Frederick Douglass called his newspaper The North Star because the north star was the star that fugitive slaves on the underground railroad used to guide themselves to freedom.
Why did the fugitive shave act anger northeners?
The Fugitive Slave Act heightened tensions in the North because it required citizens to assist in apprehending runaway slaves, regardless of their personal beliefs about slavery. Northerners felt it contradicted their values of freedom and equality. Additionally, it strengthened the power of Southern slave owners to reclaim their escaped slaves in the North.
What allowed escaped slaves in the north to be recaptured?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What where two ways that people resisted the fugitive slave act?
Some people provided shelter and assistance to fugitive slaves, helping them evade capture. Others participated in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used to guide slaves to freedom in the North or Canada.
What group provided aid to the slaves on their underground journey north?
Fugitive slaves was the group that provided aid to the slaves on their underground journey.
Who was happy about Fugitive Slave Law and who was not?
Slave holders were in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law as it required that slaves that escaped to the North would have to be returned to their owners. In the North the anti slavery abolitionists were against the law. They were anti slavery to begin with and wanted slaves who escaped to the North to be considered freed slaves.
What threats did the fugitive slave act pose to blacks in the north?
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slave owners to reclaim their escaped slaves in the North, often leading to false captures and kidnappings of free blacks. This posed a threat to the safety and freedom of blacks living in the North, as they were at risk of being wrongfully captured and returned to slavery.
Where did Harriet take the slaves?
North to freedom.
Why were some people in the North opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law?
Some people in the North opposed the Fugitive Slave Law because they believed it violated their principles of freedom and morality, as it required them to assist in returning escaped slaves to their owners. Additionally, they felt it strengthened the institution of slavery and went against the growing anti-slavery sentiments in the North.
