People who needed to get out of the United States without being seen. Mostly Slaves and those helping them.
They all got killed
White people have been slaves, as have been black people, yellow people, and red people. Slaves have come in all types of colors, and both genders; male and female. People of all ages, young and old, have been slaves.
They suffered by being whipped and starved.
Most of the slaves came from Africa because most of them were black over there
If they got caught then they were killed.
People who were caught helping runaway slaves faced severe consequences, such as imprisonment, fines, or physical punishment. Many were also subject to public humiliation and ostracism from their communities.
If Harriet Tubman had been caught helping slaves, she would have faced legal repercussions, such as fines, imprisonment, or even violent punishment. However, she was never caught during her many missions to rescue slaves along the Underground Railroad.
people had less slaves
when she continuously made trips to the south 19 times to rescue over 300 slaves without being caught
It helped satisfy the demands of slaveholders by creating a new law that states people caught helping runaway slaves would be punished. People who found runaway slaves-even runaways who had reached the north-had to return them to the south.
It helped satisfy the demands of slaveholders by creating a new law that states people caught helping runaway slaves would be punished. People who found runaway slaves-even runaways who had reached the north-had to return them to the south.
Because it was a secret network to avoid slave catchers that would return the slaves to their owners (and any sympathetic white people caught helping escaped slaves would get in a lot of legal trouble)
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who worked to free over 300 other people stuck in slavery. There was a large bounty on her head, so if she had been caught, the slaves would have been returned to their owner, and Tubman would have been murdered.
Helping runaway slaves was dangerous because it was illegal in many places and considered a criminal offense. Those who were caught aiding runaway slaves could face legal repercussions themselves, such as fines, imprisonment, or even physical punishment. Additionally, there was a strong societal stigma against assisting escaped slaves, which could lead to social ostracism or violence from community members.
It was called the "Underground Railroad". The way it worked was there were many, many people, both black and white, who helped the slaves during their escape to the north. Most of them went as far north as Canada, where they would be completely out of the jurisdiction of the US. The slaves were given the directions to a location (but no names) of a person or family who were sympathizers of the slaves, and part of the Underground Railroad. They were not given the names of the people helping them to protect the identity of the ones who were helping them. Once they reached that destination, they were given food and shelter, and hidden for safety. Hiding them was for the safety of the slaves, but also for the safety of those helping them. To be caught helping slaves was pretty much a death sentence for both the slaves and those working the Underground Railroad. From that location, they were then given directions to another location further north, then another, and so on, until they reached their final destination. They did the majority of their traveling at night, which made them less likely to be caught. Because of Harriet Tubman and those who helped her, there were many, many slaves who were able to safely escape to freedom.
Well, they most likely got robbed, killed, tortured or used as slaves.