Question
COMMONLI
Vhat is the central idea of the text? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your answer. Of the Underground Railroad
Answer
The central idea of the text is that the Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom. Evidence from the text includes the description of the network as “a secret system of routes and safe houses” and the mention of the “conductors” who guided people along the routes.