Question

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the Underground Railroad?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

It gave a negative affect to the Underground Railroad forcing them to be fined 1,000 dollars and had to spend time in jail as well.

Answer 2

It prompted expansion, more abolitionists joined the cause to help African-americans escape slavery and more African Americans wanted to escape to the north and some even left the country to avoid being enslaved again under the Fugitive Slave Act.