How did Northern and Southern responses to the Fugitive Slave Law affect their relationship?
1) it deepened fear and anger between the north and south.
2) it deepened the commitment to compromise.
3) it encouraged northern commitment to end plantation life.
4) it encouraged southern commitment to expand slavery
1) it deepened fear and anger between the north and south.
The enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, sparked significant resentment and outrage among many in the northern states who were opposed to slavery. Many northerners viewed the law as a violation of their personal and moral beliefs, as well as a threat to their own rights and freedoms. This deepened the existing tensions and hostility between the northern and southern regions of the United States, contributing to the growing divide that eventually led to the American Civil War.