Question

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
(1 point)
Responses

to catch slaves trying to escape
to catch slaves trying to escape

to help slaves escape to freedom
to help slaves escape to freedom

to return escaped slaves to their owners
to return escaped slaves to their owners

to transport slaves to western settlement

Answer 1

to help slaves escape to freedom

(It was a secret network of routes and safe houses that assisted enslaved people in reaching free states and Canada.)