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it to away their natural rights

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Q: How did the fugitive slave act effect the north south and the African Americans?
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What effect did the effort to gain abolition have on African Americans in the North?

they started the freedoms jounral


Where did African Americans in the the 1920s faced the most discrimination?

the south, where the Jim crow laws were in effect


Were African-Americans from the north?

No. African Americans were from Africa, which is southeast of America.


Why was the fugitive law unpopular in the north?

The Fugitive Slave Law was unpopular in the North because it required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves, even if they did not support slavery. Many Northerners viewed the law as a violation of personal liberty and opposed the idea of being forced to participate in the institution of slavery. Additionally, the law heightened tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.


How did the African Americans in the north greet the emancipation proclaimation?

it enabled African Americans to join the army


How did the Fugitive Slave Act and the Dred Scott decision affect formerly enslaved African Americans living in the North?

The Dred Scott stated African Americans were property and had no rights. Even in northern states they could be considered property and had no rights. The fugitive slave act virtually gave permission for the men who were hired to bring back slaves to find a free slave as a replacement to take south. They didn't care if he/she was in the north or free. Either way they were paid for bodies returned.


Why did African Americans form urban league?

to help African Americans in the North get settled and find work


Why did African Americans form the urban league?

to help African Americans in the North get settled and find work


Why did african-americans migrate North?

Slavery


How did African Americans in north greet the emancipation Proclamation?

The African Americans in the North welcomed the Emancipation Proclamation. After the passing of this proclamation African Americans were able to join the army and did so and fought in the starting of the third year of the Civil War.


Why was discrimination against free African Americans harsher in the south than in the north?

Why do you think that discrimination against free African Americans was harsher in the South than in the North?


Why did the northwest territory appeal to many people from northern states and to many African Americans?

The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation