Harriet Tubman Bio

in their lives. The Underground Railroad extended throughout 14

northern states from Maine to Nebraska. However, the heaviest

activities were concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New

York and the New England states (Compton’s, 7). Many fugitives

reached Canada by way of Detroit or Niagara Falls New York,

others sailed across Lake Erie to Ontario from ports like Erie,

Pennsylvania and Sandusky Ohio (World Book, 21). Once slaves

reached Canada, they were free from the prosecution mandated

by the Fugitive Slave Acts (Compton’s,7). The runaway’s on the

traveled by night, and used the north star for guidance. When

clouds covered the stars, they felt trees with their hands knowing

moss grows the thickest on the north side of trees. Slaves new

how to survive on their own, scavenging for food, picking berries,

cucumbers or whatever else was in their surroundings. When

running away those slaves with clothes often wore them in layers,

others who didn’t sometimes suffered from frostbite. The slaves

had a long way to travel on foot, some used covered wagon’s,

carriages, farm wagons as well as boats and

was filled with horrific turns of events for these people, but the

said he helped more that 3,ooo slaves escape (World Book, 21).

crammed as many slaves into their ships as possible, and allotted

some even traveled to Mexico (Underground Railroad,47). The

cultivate land and fought with native American’s in the Seminole

who was to find or see a runaway is to capture them and

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