THE+STRUGGLE+FOR+FREEDOM

= The struggle for freedom. = =  Summary- = during the 1890’s,Most of the slave’s all would travel up to 500-2500 mile’s to get to freedom; most were help by white men and women called Quakers. They made it a whole lot easier to travel the distance. They also would get rides in carts under any cargo and sneaked by most of the guard men by hiding in the forests.

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Underground Railroad - safe houses and travel routes that manly headed north, first used in 1849. Channeling runaway slaves through to the North star (and to Canada, because slaves weren’t always free, because of the Dred Scott case). Slavery happened in most, and all states had some form of slavery. The Underground consisted of safe houses with hiding places, run by abolitionists and sympathizers, and worked till the Civil war. ======

four questions- What is the date when the Underground Railroad was started, and where did it lead to?

1. It was said that it was used in 1787; it has various routs going through 14 northern states and Canada.

How many trips did Harriet Tubman make, how many people did she lead?

2. She made 19 secret trips to the south; she led more than 300 slaves to freedom.

How many blacks from the south escaped by using the under ground railroad

3. 50,000 blacks escaped

How many slaves where lost between the years 1810-1850?

4. Around 100,000 where lost.