Under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, a free white person in the North could be sentenced to imprisonment and forced to pay a fine for B helping an enslaved person escape. The law imposed heavy penalties on anyone who assisted escaped slaves, making it illegal to aid them in any way.
Under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, a free white in the North could be sentenced to imprisonment and be forced to pay a fine for doing which of these? Responses A advocating abolitionadvocating abolition B helping an enslaved person escapehelping an enslaved person escape C reporting a fugitive slavereporting a fugitive slave D defending a fugitive slave in court
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