Question
Why did some freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad travel outside of the United States?
A
to reach the Northwest Territory
B
to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws
C
to escape the Seminole Wars
D
to find relatives who had returned home
A
to reach the Northwest Territory
B
to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws
C
to escape the Seminole Wars
D
to find relatives who had returned home
Answers
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B. to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws
Many freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad traveled outside of the United States, particularly to Canada, to avoid the enforcement of fugitive slave laws, which allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves.
Many freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad traveled outside of the United States, particularly to Canada, to avoid the enforcement of fugitive slave laws, which allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves.
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