Answer: Escaped slavery and became a leading abolitionist orator and writer His autobiography (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass) was widely read.

The Underground Railroad was

Answer: A network of secret routes and safe houses helping enslaved people escape to free states or Canada Harriet Tubman is the most famous "conductor"; thousands escaped via the network.

AP US History · Topic 4.12

African Americans in the Early Republic Practice

Part of Period 4: 1800–1848.

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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
$Frederick Douglass$
- A
  $Was a Mormon prophet who led settlers to the Salt Lake Valley$
- B
  $Was a Whig congressman from Massachusetts and tariff advocate$
- C
  $Was a Confederate cavalry general defeated at Gettysburg$
- D
  $Escaped slavery and became a leading abolitionist orator and writer$
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Why
$His autobiography (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass) was widely read.$
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Sample 2difficulty 3/5
$The Underground Railroad was$
- A
  $A southern commercial railroad line transporting cotton to ports$
- B
  $A long-distance trade route connecting Mexico to St. Louis$
- C
  $A network of secret routes and safe houses helping enslaved people escape to free states or Canada$
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- D
  $An actual underground subway system built beneath northern cities$
Why
$Harriet Tubman is the most famous "conductor"; thousands escaped via the network.$
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