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Northerners opposed the Fugitive Slacve law because they were against slavery, so they didn't want to help capture runaway slaves because they thought that if they had got away, then leave them alone. Besides it would make slavery worse in a way.
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What unintended effect did the fugitive slave act have on northerners?
northerners refused to listen to the law
Why did fugitive slave act anger northerners?
It angered Northerners, because they were forced to return slaves that had escaped back to their owners in the South.
Why did the fugitive slave act anger northerners?
It angered Northerners, because they were forced to return slaves that had escaped back to their owners in the South.
What were some that northerners defied the fugitive slave act?
I have no idea at all They smuggled slaves out of the country on the Underground Railroad.
Is it true that the fugitive slave act was enforced and respected by northerners because it held the union together and was part of the Kansas-Nebraska act?
False.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
What unintended effect did the fugitive slave act have on northerners?
northerners refused to listen to the law
Laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
How did the the fugitive slave act of 1850 anger northerners?
They didn't like being turned into unpaid slave-catchers.
How was the Compromise of 1850 similar to the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 said any new states would be free states as long as they passed the fugitive slave act. This act made Northerners turn in runaway slaves.
Why did fugitive slave act anger northerners?
It angered Northerners, because they were forced to return slaves that had escaped back to their owners in the South.
Why did the fugitive slave act anger northerners?
It angered Northerners, because they were forced to return slaves that had escaped back to their owners in the South.
What two parts of the Compromise of 1850 appealed most to Northerners?
Northerners were most pleased that California was admitted as a free state. The south was pleased that the fugitive slave act REQUIRED assistance in capturing runaway slaves or face imprisonment.
What were some that northerners defied the fugitive slave act?
I have no idea at all They smuggled slaves out of the country on the Underground Railroad.
Is it true that the fugitive slave act was enforced and respected by northerners because it held the union together and was part of the Kansas-Nebraska act?
False.
What did the northerners dislike about fugitive slave law of 1850?
Northerners, especially abolitionists, disliked the 'Bloodhound Law' as it required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters even if they were found in a free state. Northerners worried that the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of a vast conspiracy of the southern plantation elite.
