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They were traveling north, so the North Star was their guide.
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What did the North think about slaves?
The North had less use for slaves than the South did, and many Northern people helped slaves gain freedom.
Did slaves use the north star?
Exactly what do you mean by this? I don't know. But Harriet did not lead the slaves to any star. She led them through an underground railroad.
Why was the book the north star important?
Those using the stars as navigation, such as sailor who have no other landmarks to navigate with, can find the brightest star (the North Star) with relative ease and use its near-unerroring position in the sky, to devine the desired direction of their destination.
Why was the big dipper a good guide for slaves who were trying to run away to the north during the civil war?
Because the tip of the Big Dipper is the North Star, and they use that as their compass.
How did the runaway slaves in Jamaica use the landscape to their advantage?
NORTH usually. to the south or Canada
What did the North think about slaves?
The North had less use for slaves than the South did, and many Northern people helped slaves gain freedom.
Did slaves use the north star?
Exactly what do you mean by this? I don't know. But Harriet did not lead the slaves to any star. She led them through an underground railroad.
What means did Harriet Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North?
underground railroad
Why was the book the north star important?
Those using the stars as navigation, such as sailor who have no other landmarks to navigate with, can find the brightest star (the North Star) with relative ease and use its near-unerroring position in the sky, to devine the desired direction of their destination.
Why did the black slaves in the underground railroad use quilts?
The quilts had pattens in them that showed the way to the North Star.
Why was the big dipper a good guide for slaves who were trying to run away to the north during the civil war?
Because the tip of the Big Dipper is the North Star, and they use that as their compass.
What transportation did the slaves use to get to the north?
Harriet Tubman's underground railroad, and some ran away from their "owners", while some had nice owners they let them work for their freedom.
What network did slaves use to reach their freedom?
By cutting the rope off the tree
How can you use the word freedom in a sentence?
'His brave and noble actions led the prisoners to freedom.'or, 'For the first time since they had been brought over from Africa the slaves finally had freedom.'
Could people in the southern hemisphere use the north star?
no, because since the earth is a sphere, you can not see around it ,and since the north pole points to the north star, you can not see the north star.
What black person discovered the north star?
None. Polaris, the North Star, is plainly visible in the night sky and has been known since ancient times. It has no single discoverer. A man by the name of "Peg Leg Joe" is said to have use the Big Dipper, which points toward the North Star, to guide escaped slaves in the U.S. along the Underground Railroad. It is unclear, though, whether he was a real person.
Why did north use salves during civil war?
They didn't use slaves. In fact, they freed slaves they found in confederate areas. These slaves followed the Union forces to stay safe.
