How did the north feel about the fugitive slave act?

Question

History

Zane Yates

13 January, 12:38

How did the north feel about the fugitive slave act?

+1

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Dixie Alexander · Answer 1

The Fugitive Slave Act was met with violent protest in the North ... Many Northerners viewed the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act as evidence that the South was conspiring to spread slavery through federal coercion and force regardless of the will of Northern voters.

Antoine · Answer 2

Many Northerners viewed the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act as evidence that the South was conspiring to spread slavery through federal coercion and force regardless of the will of Northern voters.