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What is the significance of the Underground Railroad to Canada?
- A historical trade route used by fur traders
- A railway built by Chinese workers in the 19th century
- A subway system built in Toronto in the early 1900s
- A network of secret routes used by Black American slaves to escape to freedom in Canada before the Civil War
Why this is the correct answer
Before the American Civil War, enslaved Black Americans used a secret network of safe houses and routes known as the Underground Railroad to reach freedom in Canada, where slavery had been abolished. Canada's role as a destination for freedom-seekers is an important part of its history of welcoming refugees.