Question
Many people spoke out against slavery in response to
the admission of California to the Union as a free state.
the establishment of the Underground Railroad.
the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
the practice of popular sovereignty.
the admission of California to the Union as a free state.
the establishment of the Underground Railroad.
the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
the practice of popular sovereignty.
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GPT-4o mini
Many people spoke out against slavery in response to the **passage of the Fugitive Slave Act**. This law, enacted in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850, required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners even if they were found in free states. It fueled widespread outrage and resistance among abolitionists and anti-slavery activists, leading to increased efforts to aid runaway slaves and heightened tensions between free and slave states.