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What was the reaction to the fugitive act by people in the north?
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Did the new Fugitive Slave Act appeal to the North or the South?
South
What was the reaction of the north to the Compromise of 1850?
Strong resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act, where members of the public were obliged to report anyone who looked as though they might be a runaway slave, on pain of heavy fines.
How did the fugitive slave act effect the north south and the African Americans?
it to away their natural rights
What Happened in the fugitive act of 1793?
There was a fight between the north and south deciding if the opposite side should be slaved or not.
What law required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners even if they escaped to the north?
The "Fugitive Slave Act" of 1854.
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
Reaction against the Fugitive Slave Act was strongest among?
Northern Blacks.
What was the North's response to the Fugitive Slave Act?
The North's response to the Fugitive Slave Act included increased resistance to the enforcement of the law, acts of civil disobedience, and the formation of organized networks to help escaped slaves reach freedom in Canada. There were also instances of violent clashes between abolitionists and those trying to capture escaped slaves.
What was the reaction to president pierce's enforcement of the fugitive slave act?
it hardened the opposition to slavery
What were the effects of the fugitive act?
The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.
Enforcement of the fugitive slave act led to?
more anger in the north
What allowed escaped slaves in the north to be recaptured?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Did the new Fugitive Slave Act appeal to the North or the South?
South
What were the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required authorities in free states to help capture and return escaped slaves to their owners. This law angered abolitionists and led to increased tensions between North and South, contributing to the start of the Civil War. It also spurred more people to actively oppose slavery, strengthening the abolitionist movement.
What part of the compromise of 1850 allowed kidnapping and slave catchers?
The Fugitive Slave Act. Reaction in the North was so negative that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' about it.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
What was the reaction of the north to the Compromise of 1850?
Strong resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act, where members of the public were obliged to report anyone who looked as though they might be a runaway slave, on pain of heavy fines.
