The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, which prohibited anyone frorn helping escaprng SlaveS。
now made dangerous for runaways to stop anywhere in tne US. So arret ed ner
followers to Canada, where they would be safe and free.
⑭Harriet's reputation as a fearless leader spread fast. ⑮Large rewarQs Were oered Sy
slaveholders for catching her. However, she was never captured by save catchers。 anQ sne
never lost any of her “passengers” to them either,on tne way to reedom aong he
“Underground Raihroad "