Living as a slave in pre–Civil War America meant enduring a life of constant hardship, fear, and dehumanization. Enslaved people were considered property, with no legal rights or autonomy. They worked long hours, often from sunrise to sunset, primarily on plantations growing cotton, tobacco, sugar, or rice. Remember that at this time America was divided into two factions: The North (slavery illegal) and the South (slavery legal), this division made for a series of laws that in the case a slave escaped out of the South and ran to the North, people from the south could come get the runaway and bring them back to the South. These laws that allowed enslaved people to be pursued once in a free state made escaping slavery very difficult, and runaway slaves were often caught and reported for a reward. 

Use the link to select which states would be safe for a runaway slave to begin a life in assuming they escape from Missouri. 

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