Why Did Efforts by Federal Officials to Return Anthony Burns

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why did efforts by federal officials to return Anthony Burns to slavery following the 1854 passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act spark intense controversy and violence?

• A) Anthony Burns was white.
• B) The repeal of the Missouri Compromise inspired many northerners to actively oppose enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
• C) The new law gave amnesty to any escaped slaves who took refuge in the North.
• D) Anthony Burns had previously purchased his freedom.
• E) Federal efforts violated the Compromise of 1850.

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