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Where did Harriet Tubman guide the escapees after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed?

  • Mexico

  • British North America

  • Spain

  • Australia

Answer

After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed, Harriet Tubman helped guide escapees farther north into British North America (now Canada), and helped newly freed people find work.
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