The system of escape routes and hiding places for runaway slaves was known as Underground Railroads.
In the US, slavery led to the creation of such escape routes and safe houses in order to help slaves escape and lead a normal life after that. They would either run to Canada or free states within America which abolished slavery. One of the most famous leaders was Harriet Tubman.
C. It extended the abolitionists power to operate the Underground Railroad
The correct answer is I belive b and c
<u>The correct answer is A.</u> The secondary objectives of the expedition were scientific and economic such as: study the fauna and flora of the territory, its geography and the possibility of making commercial deals with the indigenous people of the region.
Many southern leaders believed that a McClellan victory in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to the Emancipation of enslaved persons.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- The American presidential election was held on Nov. 8, 1864, in that election Republican President Democrat George B. McClellan was defeated by Abraham Lincoln. Re-election by Lincoln meant he would preside over the successful outcome of the Civil War.
- The victory of Lincoln made him the president to seek re-election since Andrew Jackson in 1832, as well as the first president ever to seek re-election in the North.
- After the re-election, southern leaders believed that a McClellan success in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to the Emancipation of enslaved persons.
