Why Did the New Fugitive Slave Act Outrage Abolitionists

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act outrage abolitionists?

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

Determine the impact of perfect complements and substitutes on consumer choice.

Identify the effects of normal and Giffen goods on consumption patterns.

Understand the substitution and income effects resulting from a change in price.

Apply the concept of a budget line to determine the possible consumption bundles given specific income and prices.

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