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The Fugitive Slave Act heightened tensions in the North because it required citizens to assist in apprehending runaway slaves, regardless of their personal beliefs about slavery. Northerners felt it contradicted their values of freedom and equality. Additionally, it strengthened the power of Southern slave owners to reclaim their escaped slaves in the North.

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