Read the following paragraph from the section "Indiana's Underground Railroad."

Question

Historians now believe the path to freedom was more complicated. It looked more like a spider's web than three distinct routes. Escaped slaves had to navigate unfamiliar land. Sometimes they had to travel east or double back south before continuing north. Along the way, they had to dodge slave hunters who kidnapped slaves for ransom money.

Which sentence from the paragraph supports the conclusion that escaped slaves who reached Indiana could still be forced back into slavery?

A
Historians now believe the path to freedom was more complicated.

B
Escaped slaves had to navigate unfamiliar land.

C
Sometimes they had to travel east or double back south before continuing north.

D
Along the way, they had to dodge slave hunters who kidnapped slaves for ransom money.

Answer 1

D
Along the way, they had to dodge slave hunters who kidnapped slaves for ransom money.