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The Fugitive Slave Act upset many white Northerners. Why did this happen?Check any of the boxes that apply.

A
They could be fined or jailed for helping fugitives.
B
They all opposed slavery.
C
They were forced to help enslave others.
D
It unfairly resulted in the enslavement of free Black people.
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The case of Anthony Burns shows that

A
fighting the Fugitive Slave Act was pointless.
B
people in the North did not truly support the rights of enslaved people.
C
resistance to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act was strong.

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