Question

How did Vermont react to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

O it passed a law legalizing the practice of slavery throughout the state.
O It threatened to secede from the Union unless Congress repealed the act.
O its state legislature met and passed its own Fugitive Slave Act.
O it passed the Habeas Corpus Law, forcing officials to help fugitives.

Answer 1

I think the best answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

The Fugitive Slave Act was met with violent protest in the North. ... Many Northerners viewed the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act as evidence that the South was conspiring to spread slavery through federal coercion and force regardless of the will of Northern voters.