Question
In which of the following ways did the Fugitive Slave Act contribute to the Civil War? Select the two correct responses. (1 point) Responses The act provided certificates of freedom to slaves that made it to free territory, which angered plantation owners. The act provided certificates of freedom to slaves that made it to free territory, which angered plantation owners. The act forced citizens to return runaway slaves to their owners which angered abolitionists. The act forced citizens to return runaway slaves to their owners which angered abolitionists. Some northern states passed their own laws that limited the impact of the act. Some northern states passed their own laws that limited the impact of the act. Southern states refused to enforce the law which increased tensions with the northern states.
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The two correct responses regarding how the Fugitive Slave Act contributed to the Civil War are:
1. **The act forced citizens to return runaway slaves to their owners which angered abolitionists.**
2. **Some northern states passed their own laws that limited the impact of the act.**
These responses highlight the conflict between federal law and state laws, as well as the moral outrage that the Act generated among abolitionists, which intensified the sectional divide leading up to the Civil War.
1. **The act forced citizens to return runaway slaves to their owners which angered abolitionists.**
2. **Some northern states passed their own laws that limited the impact of the act.**
These responses highlight the conflict between federal law and state laws, as well as the moral outrage that the Act generated among abolitionists, which intensified the sectional divide leading up to the Civil War.