Life for free blacks in the North wasn't that different from those enslaved in the south when it came to the treatment of the black person. In the North, blacks had limited freedom. They were considered partially free, due to the Fugitative Slave Act of 1793. This endangered many black men, women and children because at any moment they could be seized and taken back to their masters. They limited everything for the free blacks, especially with Black Laws. Free black men couldn't vote, had segregated housing, schools, and transportation. There were bills trying to be passed which denied access for blacks to move into places, such as ilinois, Indiana etc. The North was not accepting to blacks, and blacks had a hard time
