Social Changes in the Jackson Era Answers

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The Fugitive Slave Act upset many white Northerners. Why did this happen?Check any of the boxes that apply.

They could be fined or jailed for helping fugitives.

They all opposed slavery.

They were forced to help enslave others.

It unfairly resulted in the enslavement of free Black people.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect Anthony Burns?

He was captured in a slave state and returned to slavery.

He was captured in a free state and returned to slavery.

He was captured in a free state, but he was granted his freedom.

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