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What was the Fugitive Slave Act? How did the abolitionist movement change after the Fugitive Slave Act?

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Answer: The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was met with even more impassioned criticism and resistance than the earlier measure. States like Vermont and Wisconsin passed new measures intended to bypass and even nullify the law, and abolitionists redoubled their efforts to assist runaways.

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