During the early and late 1850s the United States was split into two parts North and South. The North who didn’t own slaves and were against segregation were helping blacks earn freedom, and the South who owned slaves and gave them no freedom what’s so ever by giving them harsh labor day and night. In the mid 1850s the North was helping owned slaves in the South escap by creating Underground Railroads and Safe Houses.
Underground Railroads were the most effective way slaves were brought to freedom, it is estimated that more than 100,000 enslaved people were brought to freedom throughout 1850 and 1860. The border between the North and South is where Underground Railroads were stretched, “The Underground Railroad went north to freedom. Sometimes passengers stopped when they reached a free state such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Ohio.” Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio were “Free states” which means slavery was illegal and free states were also apart of the North who were considered free. Many slaves that escaped from the Railroad traveled to Canada to make sure they were safe from “The Fugitive Slave act” which was a law passed by the United States congress that made sure …show more content…
Throughout 1850 to 1860 Underground Railroads were the most effective way slaves were brought to freedom without them, many slaves would be kept into hard labor and would be enslaved for the rest of their lives, even though the Railroads brought slaves to freedom it didn’t end slavery. In 1861 through 1865 the Civil War finally brought slavery to an end with the conflict between the North and South, still to this day people won’t forget the inspiration and breakthrough that the Underground Railroads and Safe houses did for enslaved
Underground Railroads were the most effective way slaves were brought to freedom, it is estimated that more than 100,000 enslaved people were brought to freedom throughout 1850 and 1860. The border between the North and South is where Underground Railroads were stretched, “The Underground Railroad went north to freedom. Sometimes passengers stopped when they reached a free state such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Ohio.” Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio were “Free states” which means slavery was illegal and free states were also apart of the North who were considered free. Many slaves that escaped from the Railroad traveled to Canada to make sure they were safe from “The Fugitive Slave act” which was a law passed by the United States congress that made sure …show more content…
Throughout 1850 to 1860 Underground Railroads were the most effective way slaves were brought to freedom without them, many slaves would be kept into hard labor and would be enslaved for the rest of their lives, even though the Railroads brought slaves to freedom it didn’t end slavery. In 1861 through 1865 the Civil War finally brought slavery to an end with the conflict between the North and South, still to this day people won’t forget the inspiration and breakthrough that the Underground Railroads and Safe houses did for enslaved