Which statement best describes the general route of the Underground Railroad? A. it brought slaves to the North where slavery had been abolished. B. it brought slaves to rural areas where they could hide from slaveholders. C. it brought slaves to safe houses in the South where they reunited with their families. D. it brought slaves to western lands where they could escape the reach of the national government.

Question

Which statement best describes the general route of the Underground Railroad? A. it brought slaves to the North where slavery had been abolished. B. it brought slaves to rural areas where they could hide from slaveholders. C. it brought slaves to safe houses in the South where they reunited with their families. D. it brought slaves to western lands where they could escape the reach of the national government.

Answer 1

A. it brought slaves to the North where slavery had been abolished.

This statement best describes the general route of the Underground Railroad, as it was a network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states in the North, where slavery was abolished.