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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 8 • Survey of U.S. History - SS3313 IC

In the 1800s, people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North along a secret network were called

Answer
A
“compromisers.”
B
“border ruffians.”
C
“conductors.”
D
“free soilers.”

Explanation

The secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North was called the Underground Railroad. People who guided fugitives along its routes were known as “conductors,” so the correct choice is conductors.

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