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Why did the fugitive slave law fail?

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Answer:It failed because Northern States already had abolished slavery and they wanted to aid slaves who escaped and would ignore the law. They kept aiding until article 4 was reinforced. ... He believed that slavery needed to be abolished.

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It failed because Northern States already had abolished slavery and they wanted to aid slaves who escaped and would ignore the law. They kept aiding until article 4 was reinforced. ... He believed that slavery needed to be abolished.

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