Question
4. Which part of the Fugitive Slave Act was the North most upset with?
(1 point)
Slaves escaping to the North needed to be returned to the South.
The Slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.
Texas and New Mexico would solve their border disputes
California would enter the Union as a free state
(1 point)
Slaves escaping to the North needed to be returned to the South.
The Slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.
Texas and New Mexico would solve their border disputes
California would enter the Union as a free state
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The part of the Fugitive Slave Act that the North was most upset with was that **slaves escaping to the North needed to be returned to the South**. This provision was highly controversial and angered many in the Northern states, where there was a growing abolitionist movement and a strong sentiment against slavery.