What was the Underground Railroad?

A) a train line that many white southerners used when hunting for escaped slaves
B) a formal, nonprofit organization that helped return fugitive slaves to their masters
C) a formal, nonprofit organization that helped fugitive slaves escape to Mexico
D) an informal network of people that helped return fugitive slaves to their masters
E) an informal network of people that helped fugitive slaves make their way to the North


Answer: E

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