Question

What reason might a person have given for breaking the law, to help a fugitive slave escape to Canada?

A) They were Confederates.

B) They were ruffians.

C) They believed slavery was not moral.

D) They were just following orders.

Answer 1

C) Reason: Slavery was and is immoral and many abolitionist helped fugitive slaves because of their beliefs. All of the other answers are simply vague. D) Is not valid as for abolitionist helped because they believed that slavery was immoral not because they were just following “orders”.

Answer 2

D

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