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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Rising Tensions

Question 6 • FL-2100310-United States History A

What part of the Fugitive Slave Act particularly angered Northerners?

Answer
A
If they did not enforce the act, they were subject to jail time or a fine.
B
They were forced to accept the practice of slavery in the North.
C
Free African Americans in the North were automatically sold into slavery.

Explanation

The Fugitive Slave Act required people to help capture and return escaped enslaved people, and it punished those who refused to enforce the law with a fine or jail time. This particularly angered Northerners because it forced them to take part in a system many opposed. Choice A describes that penalty.

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