At this time in history, many states and territories were divided. Some states were anti-slavery, some were pro-slavery, and others were neutral. The anti-slavery states were the established western states and northern states. The pro-slavery states were southern states and Florida after being redeemed from Spain in 1783. The southwest, west and northwestern territories remained neutral at the time of late 1700's and early 1800's. Many of these territories were neutral because they were non-established lands and yet to enter into the United States of America as a state (Kallen, 31).

Frederick Douglass was among the most famous people to help the Underground. Frederick was born a slave in Maryland. As a child, this slave master's wife taught him the alphabet. Frederick then taught himself to read and write. Later, Frederick escaped to Massachusetts where he became very well known African-American Abolitionist's and the greatest speaker of his time on this topic. Frederick also bought a house where he aided and harbored fugitive slaves (Kallen, 30). Mister Douglass published a book in New York called the North Star and continued to speak and write for equality. Frederick became the Grand Marshall of the District of Columbia and a United States minister in Haiti. Among all the achievements this man reached, many believe his greatest accomplishment was his inspiration and leadership that reflected upon others (Underground Railroad, video).

William Wells Brown was an additional key person slave-born child in the early 1800's in Kentucky. Later, William moved to Missouri with his slave master and then sold to another plantation where he was abused. Mister Brown escaped from Cincinnati, after being sold the second time. After reaching freedom, William helped 69 slaves to freedom (Sawyer, 5-13). Among the many conductors and influential people like, Harriet Tubman, William Wells Brown, Ellen and William Craft, Frederick Douglas, and William Still, there were many others like Charles Turner Torrey, John Fairfield, and Levi Coffin. Many young people such as Wild Bill Hickock, Harriet Overton, Charley Love, Elias West, and Annistine Waterburg also helped slaves to freedom (Turner, 78). One of the most influential books about slavery was Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book provided people with a look into slavery that they deny. However, President Lincoln once commented that he disapproved of the book because he thought it was part of the reason the war started. The book sold over one million copies in less than a year and the book is still selling today. In remembrance of the slavery years, there will be an Underground Railroad museum built in Cincinnati, Ohio to recognize the people, effect and success of the Underground Railroad (Underground Railroad, video).

Escaping from a slave master's property was always a difficult achievement. As long as slavery existed, there were people trying to escape many times decided at the last minute. In the 1600's and the 1700's, slavery was legal in the 13 colonies and Canada. Some of the states in the United States along with Canada later eliminated slavery. When attempting to escape, slaves started by themselves and then later connected with conductors that were strangers, usually of a different race but many were whites. Many fled west into unexplored lands while others flew to the north to a free land while some fled to the South into, Spanish-owned, Florida. Indians helped the slaves in Florida because of their knowledge of paths and terrain. Spain considered these slaves to be free if they agreed to fight in European battles and become Catholic. There was an imaginary line dividing the north and south called the Mason-Dixon Line. The Mason-Dixon Line is an imaginary line that separated the non-slavery northern states from the pro-slavery southern states. The imaginary line is along the state borders of Pennsylvania and Maryland (Under

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