What did the Fugitive Slave law mean for escaped slaves?
A) It allowed people who assisted escaped slaves to receive benefits from the government.
B) It made it a crime in the South to help slaves escape, but slaves who got to the North were free.
C) It became harder for slaves to escape because it was now a crime to help them anywhere in the nation.
D) It allowed people to provide escaped slaves food and water, but not shelter.