How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect Anthony Burns?

Anthony Burns escaped from slavery in Virginia and was living in Boston, a free state, when he was captured in 1854. The Fugitive Slave Act allowed enslavers to pursue people who had escaped slavery and required their return, so Burns was sent back to Virginia. The correct choice is “He was captured in a free state and returned to slavery.”

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