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What similar effect did the Fugitive Slave Law and the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford have on the lives of slaves?
They made it more difficult for slaves to earn their freedom.
They made it easier for slaves to get help from the government.
They made it more difficult for slaves to move to western territories.
They made it hard slaves to appeal for emancipation in court.
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They made it more difficult for slaves to earn their freedom.
Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Law strengthened enforcement of return of escaped slaves, closing escape routes to freedom, while Dred Scott denied African Americans legal protections and allowed slavery to spread into the territories, blocking legal and territorial paths to freedom.
Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Law strengthened enforcement of return of escaped slaves, closing escape routes to freedom, while Dred Scott denied African Americans legal protections and allowed slavery to spread into the territories, blocking legal and territorial paths to freedom.
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