Question

Why did some freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad travel outside of the United States?

A

to escape the Seminole Wars

B

to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws

C

to find relatives who had returned home

D

to reach the Northwest Territory

Answer 1

The correct answer is **B - to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws**. Many freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad traveled beyond the borders of the United States, often to Canada, to avoid the risks posed by the Fugitive Slave Acts, which allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves even in free states. Canada was seen as a safe haven where enslaved people could live free from the threat of being recaptured.