Northerners supported personal liberty laws primarily because they resented federal intervention in the affairs of independent states. These laws were enacted to counter the Fugitive Slave Act, which many in the North viewed as an infringement on state rights and individual liberties, as it mandated the return of runaway slaves and imposed penalties on those who assisted them.
Why did some northerners support personal liberty laws?
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They believed runaway slaves should be returned to their owners in the South.
They believed runaway slaves should be returned to their owners in the South.
The Fugitive Slave Act paid judges more if they ruled against slave owners.
The Fugitive Slave Act paid judges more if they ruled against slave owners.
They resented federal intervention in the affairs of independent states.
They resented federal intervention in the affairs of independent states.
The “Christiana Riot” showed that slave owners would violently resist the law.
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