In this short answer quiz, you will write about either the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 or the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Choose one of these acts and complete the item below based on that act. You may use the "check answer" button two times to get feedback on this item.
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One major consequence of this act was that
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This act represented a change to existing agreements in that it
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
One major consequence of this act was that it required all citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves and mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, even if they were in free states.
This act represented a change to existing agreements in that it strengthened the power of slaveholders and made it more difficult for enslaved people to escape to freedom. It also increased tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery.