The New Fugitive Slave Act Outraged Abolitionists Because It

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Multiple Choice

The new Fugitive Slave Act outraged abolitionists because it:

• A)offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern "free" states.
• B)required the licensing of slave catchers.
• C)guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial.
• D)allowed northern states to become slave states.
• E)reintroduced the legal international slave trade.

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