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Law passed in 1850 to help southern slave owners to recapture escaped slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law was passed in 1850. This law was meant to help slave owners capture escaped slaves by making it a crime to help an escaped slave.
What did harret Tubman do?
Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped slavery and began helping other slaves escape slavery as well. She was also a Union spy during the civil war.
What was this document called when president Lincoln freed slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation
Did slaves work for john lansing jr?
no he was from the north so he was called a parial abolitionist.
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
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.
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.
What were escaped slaves that formed their own community called?
maroons. Continental Academy, huh.......
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
How many slaves escaped successfully in Stone rebellion?
Approximately 20 slaves escaped successfully during the Stono Rebellion in 1739.
What did the fugitive slave act of 1850 require?
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.
What is the name of a person who caught runaway slaves and returned them to their owners?
A person whose business was catching escaped slaves to return them to their owners was called a "slave catcher."
What did Slaves do after they escaped?
ran for their lives to Hawaii
Why did the slaves want the underground railroad?
Slaves wanted their freedom. Many escaped to Canada.
What is a maroon colony?
A village built by escaped slaves.
