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The owner would put signs up and anyone who found the slave/slaves were expected to bring them back to the South or to their owner. If they got back to their owner, they were beaten,or whiped in front of the other slaves.
Fact: A runaway slave is called a fugitive.
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What does a fugitive slave mean?
It meant a slave ran away.
Is it true that slave owners in Kansas ran large plantations?
yes
What happened to slaves who ran away?
Some slaves who ran away were recaptured and returned to their owners. They might be punished by whipping or by cutting off part of an arm, leg, hand or foot. however, their economic value often limited the damage inflicted. Some slaves who ran away died while running (drowned or other accidents) or while resisting recapture. Some slaves who ran away got away, to the northern states or to Canada, and made new lives for themselves. However, even when in the northern states, there were times when an escaped slave might be returned south to slavery. A few escaped slaves returned south on their own to help others get away, and some of those were captured and executed or enslaved.
How did Harriet Tubmen get famous?
Harriet Tubmen got famous because she ran away from her master and was able to get away to freedom. Since she was a slave she had to be careful not to be caught and brought back to her master. When she succeeded to get into one of the free states she was able to later cross the line and help other slaves escape.
What are facts about Crispus Attucks?
Crispus Attucks was one of the victims of the "Boston Massacre" in 1770. He may have been an escaped slave who ran away in 1850, 20 years before he died. He was probably partly of African and partly of Native American descent.
