Northerners Feared That the Fugitive Slave Act Threatened to Set

question 55

Multiple Choice

Northerners feared that the Fugitive Slave Act threatened to set a dangerous constitutional precedent for white Americans because it

• A) prohibited antislavery demonstrations and protests.
• B) denied fleeing slaves a trial by jury.
• C) forced slaves to be returned to masters.
• D) confined those who aided escaping slaves to house arrest
• E) None of these choices are correct.

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