The Fugitive Slave Act
What did the Fugitive Slave Act do?
It made catching fugitives easier/It made fighting capture harder
The underground Railroad was a term for...
a network of secret routes and safe houses used by people escaping slavery
Who set Anthony Burns free?
Was purchased and set free by members of a church
Black people could not ?
•Black people could not testify in court.
How many people escaped using the Underground Railroad?
Between 40,000 and 100,000 people escaped slavery using the Underground Railroad.
What did John Brown take part in?
“ Bleeding Kansas”
Many free black people were what?
Kidnapped
People helping enslaved persons escape were called
Conductors
Who was William Llyod Garrison?
an abolitionist before the fugitive slave act was passed.
Citizens could be fined or imprisoned if they
• interfered with a fugitive's capture.
• helped a fugitive escape slavery.
• housed or helped to hide a fugitive from slavery.
Where did many fugitives move?
They moved to Canada
How many trips did Harriet Tubman make?
Made nineteen (19) total trips to help around 300 enslaved people escape to freedom.
What are abolitionist?
People against slavery
When did the Underground Railroad start?
It started in the early 1800’s
Who was Maria W. Stewart?
Considered the first Black female activist