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They were not entitled to freedom in the North, because there was a law stating that if caught, they were sent back to their slave owners in the south.
Starting in the mid 1800s, hoards of people traveled to the west out of desire to find land, and there was offered land under the Homestead Act. This was a series of acts that was passed in the year 1862 and it offered 160 acres of land to the settlers. I hope the answer helps you.