Fugitive slaves: a. were more likely to be women than men, because they were trying to escape sexual assault. b. benefited from the refusal of non-slaveowners to participate in patrols that looked for fugitives. c. generally understood that the north star led to freedom. d. succeeded in escaping more frequently from the deep south because they had access to ships leaving ports like new orleans and charleston. e. who escaped to canada were routinely returned to slavery by the british authorities