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Which of the following laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?

OA. the Kansas-Nebraska Act
OB. the Homestead Act
OC. the Indian Removal Act
OD. the Fugitive Slave Act

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Answer:

The Fugitive Slave Act

Step-by-step explanation:

which pleased the South by punishing Northerners who assisted runaway slave.

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The fugitive slave act is harsher after the compromise of 1850, consists of punishing northerners who helped escaped slaves.

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