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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 hard slaves to appeal for emancipation in court.
They made it easier for slaves to get help from the government.
They made it more difficult for slaves to move to western territories.
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They made it more difficult for slaves to earn their freedom.
Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Law forced escaped slaves to be returned even from free states, and Dred Scott denied African Americans legal standing and barred Congress from prohibiting slavery in the territories, both closing off legal routes to freedom.
Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Law forced escaped slaves to be returned even from free states, and Dred Scott denied African Americans legal standing and barred Congress from prohibiting slavery in the territories, both closing off legal routes to freedom.
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