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Organizations began to form to stop slavery. They helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom.
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George Washington was not happy when he learned his runaway slaves were helped by an organization. This organization was the Underground Railroad.
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In the year 1787, Isaac Hopper, a Quacker, started organizing a system for fugitive slaves. The system is also known as the Underground Railroad.
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 allowed slave hunters to capture runaways. The runaways then were not allowed to have a trial and the decision made was the final decision.
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Homes and businesses were used to hide runaway slaves. This lead to many escapes for runaways.
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The Compromise of 1850 stated that citizens must help the recovery of slaves. It also denied a fugitives right to a jury trial. This was a terrible event for fugitives.
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 demanded that if an escaped slave was found, he or she must report them. The slave must then travel back to their master.
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The Dred Scott Decision was a decision made by Congress in 1857 stating that slaves were not protected by the Constitution and could never be citizens.
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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamtion which stated: all slaves are free. This ended the Underground Railroad.
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The Thirteenth Ammendment stated that slavery is banned in the United Sates. The nation now is slave free.
