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Why were some people in the North opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law?
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Who opposed to the fugitive slave act?
Millard Filmore
What are the effects of the Fugitive Slave law?
The fugitive slave law stated that all slaves who escaped to the north could be recaptured and brought back to their owners in the south. The people in the north were very unhappy about this. The fugitive slave law was one of the main causes of the Civil War.
Why was the fugitive law unpopular in the north?
The fugitive slave law was un popular in the north because the north did not believe in slavery. They were free. In the north, if you were found guilty, of helping(aiding) fugitive slaves, you could be fined 1,000 dollars and be put in jail for six months. If you were African American, and helping a fugitive slave, you could be hanged.
What were the effects of the Fugitive Slave 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.
What was the North's response to the Fugitive Slave Act?
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Did people in the north obey the fugitive slave law?
The slave catchers did, but most openly opposed it by participating in the Underground Railroad.
Who opposed to the fugitive slave act?
Millard Filmore
What are the effects of the Fugitive Slave law?
The fugitive slave law stated that all slaves who escaped to the north could be recaptured and brought back to their owners in the south. The people in the north were very unhappy about this. The fugitive slave law was one of the main causes of the Civil War.
Why the Fugitive Slave Law was so offensive to many people in the North?
Because it compelled the public to report anyone who looked as though they might be a fugitive slave, on pain of prosecution.
What groups did Senator Stephen A Douglas identify as being opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas defined the three groups of people who opposed the Fugitive Slave Act. These were:1. People who sought to subvert the law;2. People opposed to the law but believed it should be enforced as it was the law of the land;3. People who saw the law as part of the 1850 Missouri Compromise and agreed to it even though they opposed the law.
Why was the fugitive law unpopular in the north?
The fugitive slave law was un popular in the north because the north did not believe in slavery. They were free. In the north, if you were found guilty, of helping(aiding) fugitive slaves, you could be fined 1,000 dollars and be put in jail for six months. If you were African American, and helping a fugitive slave, you could be hanged.
What groups did Millard Fillmore anger?
Fillmore angered the abolitionists and other anti-slavery groups in the North, by the Fugitive Slave Act, which was part of the Compromise of 1850. This compromise was engineered by Henry Clay. It was opposed by Fillmore's predecessor, Taylor.
What were the effects of the fugitive slave acts?
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.
What were the effects of the Fugitive Slave 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.
What allowed escaped slaves in the north to be recaptured?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Enforcement of the fugitive slave act led to?
more anger in the north
Did the new Fugitive Slave Act appeal to the North or the South?
South
