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Yes. Since slavery was legal in the US at the time, it was illegal to help slaves to escape from their owners. However, there were ongoing legal disputes about this, which were among the causes of friction between the north and the south which eventually resulted in the Civil War.
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Was the Underground Railroad underground?
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
How did the underground railroad get spread to other countries?
There was no underground railroad in other countries. The underground railroad was not a real railroad, but one that was a series of stops that moved escaped slaves north.
Did the acts of the underground railroad bring slavery into the focus of the public?
Not really but, some people did help the underground railroad but were very secritive about it because it was illegal.
Why the underground railroad have to be so secretive?
1) It was illegal. 2) It was profitable to destroy.
Was the Underground Railroad underground?
No it is known as the underground railroad as it was hidden from sight
What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?
The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.
When did the Underground Railroad end?
the underground railroad started in 1816 and ended in 1856.
When did the underground railroad happen?
The underground railroad happened in the 1830
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
How did the underground railroad get spread to other countries?
There was no underground railroad in other countries. The underground railroad was not a real railroad, but one that was a series of stops that moved escaped slaves north.
Was Elijah Anderson the superintendent of the underground railroad?
Yes, he was the superintendent of the Underground Railroad.
What did the slaves do for fun on the underground railroad?
I believe that they sang and/or danced, in the underground railroad
Was James fairfield a underground railroad enineer?
Yes he was a conductor in the Underground Railroad. We read it in the book "The Story of the Underground Railroad" by R. Conrad Stein
Who was the famous conductor of the underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad wasn't an actual railroad; therefore, it didn't have any conductors. Metaphorically, you could consider Harriet Tubman a conductor of the Underground Railroad.
