Question

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was hated in the North for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

a. it denied slaves the right to testify on their own behalf.
b. northerners who helped slaves escape could receive heavy fines and jail terms.
c. southerners could require compensation from the federal government for runaway slaves that were not found.
d. northerners could be required to help recapture runaway slaves.
e. commissioners would receive lower compensation for declaring a runaway slave "free" than they would for declaring him or her a "fugitive."

Answer 1

c. southerners could require compensation from the federal government for runaway slaves that were not found.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was an extension of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 according to which severe punishment is given to those who aid a runaway slave and ensured to capture and return the slave to its original owner. It was one of the most controversial acts of the nineteenth century as it came as a part of the Compromise of 1850 and it polarized more people on the issue of slavery. Where federal laws imposed under the pressure of Southern States, North became more reluctant to it.