Question

An important consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was
improved relations between the North and South.
a gain in support for the abolitionist movement.
fewer runaway enslaved people being captured and returned.
more enslaved people escaping to the North.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Compromise of 1850 acted as a temporary truce on the issue of slavery, primarily addressing the status of newly acquired territory after the Mexican-American War.

Under the Compromise, California was admitted to the Union as a free state; the slave trade was outlawed in Washington, D.C., a strict new Fugitive Slave Act compelled citizens of free states to assist in capturing enslaved people; and the new territories of Utah and New Mexico would permit white residents to decide whether to allow slavery.

Ultimately, the Compromise did not resolve the issue of slavery’s expansion; instead, the fiery rhetoric surrounding the Compromise further polarized the North and the South.

Answer 2

Answer:

An important consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850  - a gain in support for the abolitionist movement.

Explanation:

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850:

• As Northerners were compelled by the law to participate in the slave system, the abolitionist movement gained popularity.
• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, passed by Congress on September 18, 1850, was a component of the Compromise of 1850, as a result of the Compromise of 1850 between Northern Free-Soilers and Southern abolitionists.

• Even if a slave was in a free state, the statute mandated that they be returned to their masters.
• Additionally, the act gave the federal government control over tracking down, bringing back, and prosecuting fugitive slaves.
• The Act, one of the compromise's most contentious components, increased Northerners' suspicions of a slave power plot.
• The Act was one of the causes of the Civil War because it fueled the nation's growing divisiveness over the subject of slavery.

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