4. which part of the fugitive slave act was the north most upset with?

Question

a. california would enter the union as a free state
b. slaves escaping to the north needed to be returned to the south
c. texas and new mexico would solve their border disputes
d. the slave trade would be abolished in washington d.c

Answer 1

The part of the Fugitive Slave Act that the North was most upset with was b. slaves escaping to the north needed to be returned to the south. This was because it required citizens and law enforcement officials in the North to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners in the South, even if they did not believe in slavery themselves. This resulted in a significant backlash and strengthened the abolitionist movement.