The Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

question 35

Multiple Choice

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• A)intensified the debate over slavery.
• B)upset Southerners as much as Northerners.
• C)was readily accepted by Northerners in the spirit of compromise.
• D)All the answers are correct.
• E)None of the answers are correct.

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