Question

Which of the following groups helped fugitives use the Underground Railroad during the mid-1800s?
conductors and railroad workers
ministers and businessmen
slaveholders and slave hunters
abolitionists and religious groups

Answer 1

Answer:

In the early 1800s, Quaker abolitionist Isaac T. Hopper set up a network in Philadelphia that helped enslaved people on the run. At the same time, Quakers in North Carolina established abolitionist groups that laid the groundwork for routes and shelters for escapees.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: abolitionists and religious groups.

• In the early 1800s, Quaker abolitionist Isaac T. Hopper established a network in Philadelphia that assisted fugitive slaves. Simultaneously, Quakers in North Carolina established abolitionist groups that laid the groundwork for escape routes and shelters.

• The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominantly black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

Therefore, the group which helped fugitives use the Underground Railroad during the mid-1800s is abolitionists and religious groups.

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