How did the Underground Railroad contribute to the resistance of enslaved people?

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It created a series of rail lines to the West and boarded African American passengers.
It created a series of rail lines to the West and boarded African American passengers.

It wrote legislation to help ban enslavement in several states.
It wrote legislation to help ban enslavement in several states.

It provided a network of escape routes and safe houses to help African Americans escape.
It provided a network of escape routes and safe houses to help African Americans escape.

It sent speakers throughout the South to talk to enslavers about freeing their enslaved people.

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It provided a network of escape routes and safe houses to help African Americans escape.

The Underground Railroad was a clandestine network that helped enslaved people in the United States escape to freedom, primarily in the Northern states and Canada. It included safe houses, secret routes, and the assistance of abolitionists and allies who risked their own safety to help others.