When John Price took a chance at freedom by crossing the frozen Ohio river from Kentucky into Ohio one January night in 1856, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was fully enforced in every state of the union. But the townspeople of Oberlin, Ohio, believed there that all people deserved to be free, so Price started a new life in town-until a crew of slave-catchers arrived and apprehended him. When the residents of Oberlin heard of his capture, many of them banded together to demand his release in a dramatic showdown that risked their own freedom.
-From the Publisher
I was inspired by John Price's bravery.He took a chance to travel from Kentucky to Ohio by crossing the river, even when the slave hunters where out.
ReplyDeleteQ:Were did John run to in the beginning
ReplyDeleteA:Canada
Q:why did he stop
A:The water was clogged with boat traffic
Q: where did most slaves go while being chased
ReplyDeleteA:Oberlin collage
Q:when did they escape
ReplyDeleteA: a fringed January night in 1856
Q: How much money would Anderson Jennings get if he captured John and Frank?
ReplyDeleteA: 1000 dollars (500 dollars per person).
Q: What town did John and Frank stay in while they waited for the ice to unfreeze, so they could get to Canada?
A: Oberlin, OH (Ohio).
Q: How much money was Shakespeare Boynton payed to capture the two runaways?
ReplyDeleteA: 20 dollars
Q; Where was the most famous stop on the underground railroad.
ReplyDeleteA: Oberlin Ohio
Q: Why were John and Frank trying to get to Canada?
ReplyDeleteA: In Canada, there was no slavery.
Q: How much would the slave catcher get paid for catching John and Frank?
A: $1,000.