The majority of passengers on the Underground Railroad were slaves
escaping to freedom.
The Underground Railroad was a secret network organized by people who helped men, women and children escape from slavery to freedom. It provided hiding places, food and transportation for the fugitives.
<em>The escaping slaves were called the passengers</em> and the helpers conductors or engineers.
Henry 'box' Brown was born as a slave in Virginia. In order to escape slavery, he was put into a wooden box in which he traveled in a variety of wagons, railroads, steamboats, ferries and a delivery wagon. He arrived safely in Philadelphia. He became the symbol of the Underground Railroad Freedom Movement that helped many slaves escape from slavery to slavery free states.
The "time bombs" being experienced
were the risk of chaos as there was no central power with the federal
government and states could have broken to their own. Because of the
decentralization of power it was very difficult to collect taxes
and keep the government going smoothly, the trade was difficult between various
states and all of these were real threats at that time.
<span>Religion served as a motive for colonization, as well as a form of government, and a reason for conflict</span>
Answer:
slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment
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