Question

Under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, a free white in the North could be sentenced to imprisonment and be forced to pay a fine for doing which of these? Responses A advocating abolitionadvocating abolition B helping an enslaved person escapehelping an enslaved person escape C reporting a fugitive slavereporting a fugitive slave D defending a fugitive slave in court

Answer 1

Under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, a free white person in the North could be sentenced to imprisonment and forced to pay a fine for **B helping an enslaved person escape**. The law imposed heavy penalties on anyone who assisted escaped slaves, making it illegal to aid them in any way.