Underground Railroad, a name applied to an informal network that aided runaway slaves from the South before the Civil War.
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From the southern tip of Florida to the Alaskan wilderness, explore North American history in-depth in the North American history section.
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Famous Explorers
North America was a contested battleground, as explorers came to the New World. Here are the major North American explorers and their stories.
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