Question

Which of the following are characteristics of the Underground Railroad. Check all that apply. 1)It was a group of people who secretly helped enslaved people escape to the North. 2)It only operated in the North. 3)It was run by proslavery Southerners. 4)People who helped were called “conductors.”

Answer 1

The Underground Railroad was a network of people, houses, and roads that led slaves from the South to the North to escape their masters and enjoy freedom in the North and in Canada. Conductors were people who led slaves from one house to another to evade Southern rangers who were looking for their masters' lost slaves.

Based from this information, statements 1 and 4 are characteristics of the Underground Railroad.

Answer 2

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The characteristics of the Underground Railroad are that of Option 1. and Option 4.

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by African-American slavesto escape into free states and Canada  .

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