Question

Why did some freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad travel outside of the United States?
to escape the Seminole Wars
to find relatives who had returned home
to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws
to reach the Northwest Territory

Answer 1

Some freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad traveled outside of the United States primarily **to escape the reach of fugitive slave laws**. The fugitive slave laws allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves even in free states, so traveling to Canada or other countries provided a safer haven where they could not be legally pursued under U.S. law.