The Compromise of 1850 included the creation of the Fugitive Slave Law. How did this law create additional tensions between the north and the south?

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Spotlightsnap · Answer 1 · 2022-09-24T16:26:03+0000

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Northerners were angered by having to identify and possibly be legally penalized for helping runaway slaves.

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It angered the Northern Abolitionists because they were forced to return slaves. ... Seven southern states seceded from the Union and fought for control of forts in the South.

The Compromise of 1850 included the creation of the Fugitive Slave Law. How did this law create additional tensions between the north and the south?

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