Question

why did northern states oppose the fugitive slave act? a. the fugitive slave act forced people in northern states to allow slavery to continue in their states. b. the fugitive slave act forced people in northern states to return escaped enslaved people to their enslavers. c. the fugitive slave act forced people in northern states to allow slavery in the new territories. d. the fugitive slave act forced people in northern states to allow the slave trade to continue in washington, d.c.

Explanation:

The Fugitive Slave Act required northerners to assist in capturing and returning escaped enslaved people to the South. Many in the North opposed slavery and did not want to be complicit in this system.

Answer:

B. The Fugitive Slave Act forced people in northern states to return escaped enslaved people to their enslavers.