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6. What unintended effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have on Northerners?

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Ans: The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed by Congress as one provision of the Compromise of 1850. The harsh terms of the act angered many Northerners and contributed to the sectional division over slavery that led to the American Civil War.
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