THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
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Underground Railroad
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American Temperance Union
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Seneca Falls Convention
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National Road
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
Detailed explanation-2: -Our Headlines and Heroes blog takes a look at Harriet Tubman as the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Tubman and those she helped escape from slavery headed north to freedom, sometimes across the border to Canada.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Means of Escape Most often they traveled by land on foot, horse, or wagon under the protection of darkness. Drivers concealed self-liberators in false compartments built into their wagons, or hid them under loads of produce. Sometimes, fleeing slaves traveled by train.
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