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How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the rights of free American slaves in the North​

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Answer:

Any free slaves could be kidnapped and enslaved again.

Step-by-step explanation:

Slaves that had been freed could be stolen and sold in auctions as if they'd never been set free in the first place.

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