The Underground Railroad

question 49

Multiple Choice

The Underground Railroad

• A) provided an effective way for slaves to escape.
• B) an effort to help slaves to escape, but it had only limited success.
• C) offered slaves the opportunity to leave a plantation for a few days before returning.
• D) helped close to 25,000 slaves escape to the North.
• E) was largely financed by wealthy southern abolitionists.

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