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How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 affect enslavement?

A. It allowed enslaved persons the right to trial by jury.

B. It punished people who helped enslaved people escape.

C. It stopped enslavers from looking for people who had run away.

D. It give citizenship to any enslaved person who ran away to a free state.

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B. It punished people who helped enslaved people escape

people who assisted runaway slaves were fined a large sum of money
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